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

90°F

32°C

Humidity 11%
Wind Speed NW 12 G 21 mph
Barometer 29.89 in
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index86°F (30°C)
Last update 26 Feb 1:55 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NNW Big Bend National Park TX

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 83. North wind around 10 mph.

    High: 83 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the evening.

    Low: 57 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 85 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. East wind around 5 mph becoming south after midnight.

    Low: 59 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 90. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 90 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 61.

    Low: 61 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 91.

    High: 91 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59.

    Low: 59 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 82.

    High: 82 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 83. North wind around 10 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 57. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the evening.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 59. East wind around 5 mph becoming south after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 90. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 61.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 91.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 82.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 84.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles NNW Big Bend National Park TX
 29.33°N 103.21°W (Elev. 3645 ft)
12:36 pm CST Feb 26, 2026
2pm CST Feb 26, 2026-6pm CST Mar 4, 2026
 
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