La Huerta, NM Weather

Eddy County2:01 PM MDT32.44°N, 104.22°WElevation 3,120 ft

Current conditions

Clear
75°
Clear
Feels like 75°
High 84°·Low 58°
WindCalm
Humidity54%
Dew point57°
Pressure30.23 inHg
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover46%
UV index6 High
Sunrise7:06 AM
Sunset6:19 PM

Observed at Carlsbad, Cavern City Air Terminal Airport · 1 hr ago

Forecast

10-day

  • This Afternoon

    Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Southeast wind 0 to 10 mph.

  • Tonight

    Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

  • Thursday

    Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Southeast wind 0 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 1 hr ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Mostly Sunny 81°
  2. 3 PM Partly Sunny 82°
  3. 4 PM Mostly Sunny 84°
  4. 5 PM Mostly Sunny 82°
  5. 6 PM Partly Cloudy 81°
  6. 7 PM Partly Cloudy 78°
  7. 8 PM Mostly Cloudy 74°
  8. 9 PM Partly Cloudy 71°
  9. 10 PM Mostly Cloudy 69°
  10. 11 PM Mostly Cloudy 68°
  11. Thu12 AM Partly Cloudy 66°
  12. 1 AM Mostly Cloudy 65°
  13. 2 AM Mostly Cloudy 63°
  14. 3 AM Mostly Cloudy 62°
  15. 4 AM Mostly Cloudy 60°
  16. 5 AM Mostly Cloudy 60°
  17. 6 AM Mostly Sunny 59°
  18. 7 AM Partly Sunny 58°
  19. 8 AM Partly Sunny 59°
  20. 9 AM Mostly Sunny 63°
  21. 10 AM Mostly Sunny 66°
  22. 11 AM Partly Sunny 70°
  23. 12 PM Partly Sunny 74°
  24. 1 PM Mostly Sunny 78°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TodayOct 21 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny58°84°
  2. ThuOct 22 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny60°83°
  3. FriOct 23 Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms56%61°82°
  4. SatOct 24 Showers And Thunderstorms Likely Showers And Thunderstorms Likely88%59°77°
  5. SunOct 25 Chance Showers And Thunderstorms Chance Showers And Thunderstorms49%57°75°
  6. MonOct 26 Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms33%55°72°
  7. TueOct 27 Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny17%53°70°
  8. WedOct 28 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy56°76°
  9. ThuOct 29 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny53°74°
  10. FriOct 30 Heavy rain Heavy rain0.59 in52°59°

Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.

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Air quality

38
Good
Ozone

Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

Carlsbad, NM reporting area · 2 hrs ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:06 AM
Sunset 6:19 PM
Daylight 11 h 12 min (−1 min 53 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 79% lit
Moonrise 3:43 PM Moonset 2:30 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low76° / 47°
Record high91° (2020)
Record low32° (1982)
Wettest0.88 in (1969)
Month to date<0.01 in (normal 0.64 in)

Cavern City Airport, records since 1930. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in MAF, issued 2 hrs ago

Key Messages

Updated at 1221 PM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026

- Above normal temperatures and dry conditions continue through Thursday.

- Rain chances (35% to 45%) increase from west to east Friday through the weekend, with highest rain chances Saturday and Sunday.

Short Term

(Today through Thursday afternoon) Issued at 155 AM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026

Mid level ridging peaks over the region today and Thursday helping to keep the region precipitation-free and very warm. High temperatures will climb into the 80s each afternoon with mild lows in the 50s.

Long Term

(Thursday night through Tuesday) Issued at 155 AM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026

Our weather pattern becomes much more active Friday and beyond as the ridge finally breaks down. Southwesterly flow aloft will increase Friday, especially across the western half of our region. Increasing lift and moisture will lead to the development of showers and thunderstorms along and west of the Pecos River. As convection spreads east overnight Friday into Saturday, it will be met with plenty of resistance as the upper dynamics fade. As troughing remains to our west much of the weekend, several disturbances will cross the region withing southwesterly flow aloft. Expect multiple rounds of rain, especially over the higher terrain and SE NM where flash flooding will be possible.

Temperatures will remain above normal until this weekend when clouds and showers arrive. Models show a cold front arriving early next week, but differ on the strength.

Aviation

(18Z TAFS) Issued at 1221 PM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026

VFR remains for all sites. Mainly southeasterly winds with speeds around 10kts.

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