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 Thursday. 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 Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

El Paso, El Paso International Airport (KELP)

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

Mostly Cloudy

79°F

26°C

Humidity 17%
Wind Speed W 15 mph
Barometer 29.89 in (1005.6 mb)
Dewpoint 31°F (-1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index78°F (26°C)
Last update 25 Feb 5:51 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles ESE Chaparral NM

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 49 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Light northwest wind becoming north northwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning.

    High: 82 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. North wind 3 to 7 mph.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 82. North wind around 6 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.

    High: 82 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 48 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 86. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

    Low: 52 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 86. West wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.

    Low: 52 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Light northwest wind becoming north northwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49. North wind 3 to 7 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 82. North wind around 6 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 86. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 86. West wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 72.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles ESE Chaparral NM
 32°N 106.32°W (Elev. 3996 ft)
11:31 am MST Feb 25, 2026
6pm MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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