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

52°F

11°C

Humidity 41%
Wind Speed NW 7 mph
Barometer 30.04 in
Dewpoint 29°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill50°F (10°C)
Last update 26 Feb 1:55 am MST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles ENE University Park NM

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. North wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 52 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Light and variable wind becoming north northwest around 6 mph in the morning.

    High: 80 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 52. Light and variable wind becoming northeast around 6 mph after midnight.

    Low: 52 °F

    Clear

  • Friday

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

    High: 82 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 53 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 85 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. West southwest wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 55 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 85. Light west northwest wind becoming west southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    High: 85 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. West wind 3 to 8 mph.

    Low: 53 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly clear, with a low around 52. North wind around 6 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 80. Light and variable wind becoming north northwest around 6 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 52. Light and variable wind becoming northeast around 6 mph after midnight.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 82. North northeast wind around 6 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Light and variable wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. West southwest wind around 6 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 85. Light west northwest wind becoming west southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53. West wind 3 to 8 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 77.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles ENE University Park NM
 32.3°N 106.7°W (Elev. 4360 ft)
11:26 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
1am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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