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

El Paso, El Paso International Airport (KELP)

Lat: 31.81°NLon: 106.38°WElev: 3957ft.

A Few Clouds

82°F

28°C

Humidity 16%
Wind Speed NW 12 G 30 mph
Barometer 29.96 in (1008.4 mb)
Dewpoint 31°F (-1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index80°F (27°C)
Last update 26 Feb 3:51 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles ESE Chaparral NM

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 81. North northwest wind around 8 mph.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. North wind 3 to 6 mph.

    Low: 48 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 81. North northeast wind around 6 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 50 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 85 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. West southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

    Low: 55 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 85. West wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 85 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming south after midnight.

    Low: 50 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph.

    High: 80 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 81. North northwest wind around 8 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 48. North wind 3 to 6 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 81. North northeast wind around 6 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. West southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 85. West wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming south after midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 80. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 81.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 76.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles ESE Chaparral NM
 32°N 106.32°W (Elev. 3996 ft)
11:26 am MST Feb 26, 2026
4pm MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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