Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through today. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Lajitas International Airport (KT89)

Lat: 29.28°NLon: 103.69°WElev: 2630ft.

Fair

88°F

31°C

Humidity 13%
Wind Speed W 18 mph
Barometer 29.93 in
Dewpoint 30°F (-1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index84°F (29°C)
Last update 26 Feb 12:35 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

12 Miles WSW Big Bend National Park TX

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 80. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

    High: 80 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east after midnight.

    Low: 59 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 82. East wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

    High: 82 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. East wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 61 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 87. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

    High: 87 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 62.

    Low: 62 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 88.

    High: 88 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 62.

    Low: 62 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 80.

    High: 80 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 80. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 59. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east after midnight.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 82. East wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 61. East wind around 5 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 87. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 62.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 88.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 62.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 80.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 81.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
12 Miles WSW Big Bend National Park TX
 29.2°N 103.36°W (Elev. 4285 ft)
12:36 pm CST Feb 26, 2026
12pm CST Feb 26, 2026-6pm CST Mar 4, 2026
 
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