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

79°F

26°C

Humidity 20%
Wind Speed NW 13 mph
Barometer 30.04 in (1010.5 mb)
Dewpoint 34°F (1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index78°F (26°C)
Last update 26 Feb 11:51 am MST
Extended Forecast for

12 Miles NE Chaparral NM

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 80. North northwest wind around 8 mph.

    High: 80 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. North northeast wind 3 to 6 mph.

    Low: 47 °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 49. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

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

    Low: 55 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 84. West southwest wind 6 to 11 mph.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 80. North northwest wind around 8 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 47. North northeast 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 49. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 84. West southwest wind 6 to 11 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 81.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 75.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
12 Miles NE Chaparral NM
 32.15°N 106.23°W (Elev. 4094 ft)
11:26 am MST Feb 26, 2026
12pm MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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