Carlsbad, NM Weather Forecast
Eddy County, New Mexico
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Carlsbad, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
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Carlsbad, NM at a glance
Carlsbad is home to about 31,499 people in Eddy County, across 32 square miles. It ranks 9th by population of 43 places in New Mexico with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Artesia, 33 miles away.
- County
- Eddy County
- Population
- 31,499 2023 est.
- Land area
- 32 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 995
- Forecast point
- 32.4008°N, 104.2410°W
How well can the network see Carlsbad?
The nearest Doppler radar is KHDX (Holloman AFB, NM), to the WNW. Its lowest scan passes about 12,500 ft above Carlsbad. At that range the beam overshoots the base of a storm. If a warning for Carlsbad looks unsupported on radar, trust the warning.
The closest weather station is KCNM (Carlsbad/Cavern City Air Term). Close enough that its readings are the conditions in town.
Forecasts near Carlsbad
- Artesia, NM33 mi
- Eunice, NM64 mi
- Lovington, NM64 mi
- Hobbs, NM67 mi
- Roswell, NM69 mi
- Kermit, TX77 mi
- Pecos, TX81 mi
- Monahans, TX85 mi
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