Record Temperatures Expected Across the Southern US; Fire Weather Concerns in the Central US

Unseasonably warm temperatures continue today across the southern U.S., with more than 100 record or near record maximum temperatures forecast through the rest of the week and over the weekend. Dry and gusty winds will produce elevated to critical fire weather in the central and southern Plains and elevated conditions over portions of the Desert Southwest on Friday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Lajitas International Airport (KT89)

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

Fair

82°F

28°C

Humidity 8%
Wind Speed N 5 mph
Barometer 29.86 in
Dewpoint 16°F (-9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index80°F (27°C)
Last update 26 Mar 10:55 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

24 Miles N Big Bend National Park TX

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. East wind around 5 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

    Low: 61 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy blowing dust after 10am. Sunny, with a high near 81. Very windy, with a southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast 25 to 35 mph. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.

    High: 81 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Very
    Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Patchy blowing dust. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Windy, with a northeast wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 51 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Windy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Northeast wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 73 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. East wind 5 to 15 mph becoming north after midnight.

    Low: 50 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 89.

    High: 89 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.

    Low: 59 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 90.

    High: 90 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.

    Low: 62 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 61. East wind around 5 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Friday
Patchy blowing dust after 10am. Sunny, with a high near 81. Very windy, with a southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast 25 to 35 mph. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.
Friday Night
Patchy blowing dust. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Windy, with a northeast wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Northeast wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. East wind 5 to 15 mph becoming north after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 89.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 90.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 92.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
24 Miles N Big Bend National Park TX
 29.63°N 103.12°W (Elev. 2795 ft)
6:06 pm CDT Mar 26, 2026
11pm CDT Mar 26, 2026-6pm CDT Apr 2, 2026
 
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