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

Las Cruces, Las Cruces International Airport (KLRU)

Lat: 32.29°NLon: 106.92°WElev: 4455ft.

Fair

46°F

8°C

Humidity 52%
Wind Speed W 7 mph
Barometer 30.09 in
Dewpoint 29°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill42°F (6°C)
Last update 26 Feb 6:15 am MST
Extended Forecast for

12 Miles SSW Fairacres NM

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 83. West northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

    High: 83 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. West southwest wind around 7 mph becoming north northeast after midnight.

    Low: 51 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 83. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 83 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable  in the evening.

    Low: 50 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

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

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. West wind 6 to 10 mph.

    Low: 54 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 87. West wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 87 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light  after midnight.

    Low: 53 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Light west southwest wind becoming south southwest 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 81 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 83. West northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 51. West southwest wind around 7 mph becoming north northeast after midnight.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 83. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 86. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. West wind 6 to 10 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 87. West wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Light west southwest wind becoming south southwest 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 79.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
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Point Forecast:
12 Miles SSW Fairacres NM
 32.15°N 107.14°W (Elev. 4426 ft)
11:26 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
6am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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