Outdoor conditions in

Carlsbad-Artesia

New Mexico

Needs attention

Current concerns

Outside today

Dry, but the wind has opinions.

91° now; gusts may reach 28 mph.

Carlsbad-Artesia representative view

Right now91°Clear
Rain
1%peak today
Wind
8 mphgusts to 28
Air
45US AQI · Good

How today changes

The next 24 hours

It looks mostly dry, but the wind plans to make itself known.

  1. 94°0% rainGusts 15 mph
  2. 97°0% rainGusts 16 mph
  3. 99°0% rainGusts 16 mph
  4. 99°0% rainGusts 17 mph
  5. 101°0% rainGusts 18 mph
  6. 99°0% rainGusts 20 mph
  7. 99°1% rainGusts 21 mph
  8. 96°1% rainGusts 21 mph
  9. 91°1% rainGusts 21 mph
  10. 89°1% rainGusts 22 mph
  11. 87°1% rainGusts 24 mph
  12. 85°1% rainGusts 28 mph
  13. 83°0% rainGusts 28 mph
  14. 81°0% rainGusts 26 mph
  15. 79°0% rainGusts 24 mph
  16. 77°1% rainGusts 23 mph
  17. 75°1% rainGusts 22 mph
  18. 75°1% rainGusts 18 mph
  19. 73°0% rainGusts 16 mph
  20. 73°0% rainGusts 15 mph
  21. 76°0% rainGusts 15 mph
  22. 80°0% rainGusts 16 mph
  23. 84°0% rainGusts 16 mph
  24. 89°0% rainGusts 16 mph
See the full 24 hours
  1. 94°0% rainGusts 15 mph
  2. 97°0% rainGusts 16 mph
  3. 99°0% rainGusts 16 mph
  4. 99°0% rainGusts 17 mph
  5. 101°0% rainGusts 18 mph
  6. 99°0% rainGusts 20 mph
  7. 99°1% rainGusts 21 mph
  8. 96°1% rainGusts 21 mph
  9. 91°1% rainGusts 21 mph
  10. 89°1% rainGusts 22 mph
  11. 87°1% rainGusts 24 mph
  12. 85°1% rainGusts 28 mph
  13. 83°0% rainGusts 28 mph
  14. 81°0% rainGusts 26 mph
  15. 79°0% rainGusts 24 mph
  16. 77°1% rainGusts 23 mph
  17. 75°1% rainGusts 22 mph
  18. 75°1% rainGusts 18 mph
  19. 73°0% rainGusts 16 mph
  20. 73°0% rainGusts 15 mph
  21. 76°0% rainGusts 15 mph
  22. 80°0% rainGusts 16 mph
  23. 84°0% rainGusts 16 mph
  24. 89°0% rainGusts 16 mph

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today brings notable heat.

Rain
1%
Wind
28 mph
Mon

Monday brings notable heat.

Rain
1%
Wind
29 mph
Tue

Tuesday brings notable heat.

Rain
3%
Wind
29 mph
Wed

Wednesday brings notable heat.

Rain
3%
Wind
23 mph
Thu

Thursday brings notable heat.

Rain
3%
Wind
23 mph
  1. 101° / 85°Today brings notable heat.1% rain · Wind 28 mph
  2. 99° / 73°Monday brings notable heat.1% rain · Wind 29 mph
  3. 98° / 73°Tuesday brings notable heat.3% rain · Wind 29 mph
  4. 99° / 73°Wednesday brings notable heat.3% rain · Wind 23 mph
  5. 100° / 74°Thursday brings notable heat.3% rain · Wind 23 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Sky check

Light smoke overhead

Satellite view · Updated Sun 11:36 AM

Air near ground45 · Good US AQI

See smoke map
How we know

Air quality describes Carlsbad area, about 6 miles from this place.

Smoke comes from a satellite view overhead. It shows smoke in the sky, not how much has reached breathing level.

Sources AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke · AirNow · participating air agencies · US AQI · National Weather Service · hourly weather and alerts · NIFC WFIGS · current interagency fire perimeters

Rain, in motion

Carlsbad-Artesia radar

Four recent hours, ending at Sun, 12:20 PM MDT.

Radar loads when you reach it.
LightHeavy
Sun, 12:20 PM MDT

The map shows NOAA/NWS base reflectivity around Carlsbad-Artesia for the selected time. Brighter colors indicate stronger radar returns; the timeline above provides the rain outlook without requiring the map.

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