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

78°F

26°C

Humidity 16%
Wind Speed W 7 mph
Barometer 30.04 in
Dewpoint 29°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index77°F (25°C)
Last update 26 Feb 1:35 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

16 Miles WSW Fairacres NM

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 84. West southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. West wind 7 to 9 mph becoming north northeast in the evening.

    Low: 50 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 86. Northeast wind around 7 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. West southwest wind around 6 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.

    Low: 52 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 89. North northwest wind 5 to 11 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

    High: 89 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. West wind 6 to 11 mph.

    Low: 53 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 89. West wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 89 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. West northwest wind 5 to 11 mph.

    Low: 52 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Light west wind becoming south southwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning.

    High: 85 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 84. West southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. West wind 7 to 9 mph becoming north northeast in the evening.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 86. Northeast wind around 7 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52. West southwest wind around 6 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 89. North northwest wind 5 to 11 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53. West wind 6 to 11 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 89. West wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. West northwest wind 5 to 11 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Light west wind becoming south southwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 83.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 77.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
16 Miles WSW Fairacres NM
 32.23°N 107.31°W (Elev. 4236 ft)
11:26 am MST Feb 26, 2026
1pm MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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