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

Las Cruces, Las Cruces International Airport (KLRU)

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

Fair

58°F

14°C

Humidity 32%
Wind Speed SW 3 mph
Barometer 30.04 in
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 3:55 am MST
Extended Forecast for

Mesilla NM

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Light west northwest wind.

    Low: 47 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 83 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 49. Light and variable wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 49 °F

    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 85. North wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable  in the afternoon.

    High: 85 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Calm wind.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 88 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. West southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.

    Low: 51 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 88. Light west northwest wind becoming west 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    High: 88 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 50 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Light west northwest wind.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 49. Light and variable wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph after midnight.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 85. North wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Calm wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. West southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 88. Light west northwest wind becoming west 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 81.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 80.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Mesilla NM
 32.26°N 106.83°W (Elev. 3888 ft)
11:26 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
3am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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