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

91°F

33°C

Humidity 10%
Wind Speed W 14 mph
Barometer 29.84 in
Dewpoint 27°F (-3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index87°F (31°C)
Last update 26 Feb 3:55 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles WSW Big Bend National Park TX

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.

    Low: 54 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 77. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 77 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

    Low: 56 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 81. South wind around 5 mph.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 58. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the evening.

    Low: 58 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 84.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.

    Low: 56 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 75.

    High: 75 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.

    Low: 56 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 54. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 77. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 81. South wind around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 58. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the evening.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 84.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 75.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 77.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 78.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles WSW Big Bend National Park TX
 29.26°N 103.25°W (Elev. 5915 ft)
12:36 pm CST Feb 26, 2026
4pm CST Feb 26, 2026-6pm CST Mar 5, 2026
 
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