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Whites City, New Mexico

Community in Eddy County, New Mexico

Air quality

The air at Whites City

Index 34, good, led by ozone. Read at 9 PM from its reporting area, Carlsbad (NM), 15 miles off.

34Good
  • Ozone34Good37 ppb15.4 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide2Good2 ppb15.4 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 37, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 6 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Whites City

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 8 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
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Last 3 days
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Visibility

How far you can see at Whites City, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

On the radar over Whites City, New MexicoReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Whites City, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.7 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Bat Draw RAWSBATN5

A remote fire weather station/3.7 mi away/4,406 ft/696 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank209of 956

measured daily2 instruments

Carlsbad 4.9 WSWNM-ED-50

In a volunteer observer's own ground/14.3 mi away/3,339 ft/371 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Carlsbad/Cavern Cty, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.8 mi from Whites City, New Mexico. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 8:53 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Carlsbad/Cavern Cty, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CNMFIG. A THE SKY OVER CARLSBAD/CAVERN CTYSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLECarlsbad/Cavern Cty, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CNMTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CNM-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

65.0 F with a dew point of 41.0 F, 41 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 5,500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Carlsbad/Cavern Cty: temperature 65.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 41.0, 41 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 5,500 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CNMFIG. B THE AIR AT CARLSBAD/CAVERN CTYTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 5,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 35.8 FTEMPERATURE 65.0 FDEW POINT 41.0 FSPREAD 24.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 41 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLECarlsbad/Cavern Cty, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CNMTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CNM-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northeast (20 degrees) at 18 mph, gusting 29 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 36 mph.

Plan of the wind at Carlsbad/Cavern Cty, north up: blowing from 20 degrees, the north northeast, at 18 miles an hour, gusting 29; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CNMFIG. C THE WIND AT CARLSBAD/CAVERN CTYPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 20°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 18 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 29 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECarlsbad/Cavern Cty, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CNMTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CNM-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Carlsbad/Cavern Cty, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in New Mexico

18 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Whites City

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Whites City

River and lake gauges