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

80°F

27°C

Humidity 15%
Wind Speed W 7 mph
Barometer 30.01 in
Dewpoint 29°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index78°F (26°C)
Last update 26 Feb 3:35 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles ENE University Park NM

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 80. West northwest wind around 6 mph.

    High: 80 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming east northeast in the evening.

    Low: 51 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 82. North wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable  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 around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 85 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. West wind 3 to 6 mph.

    Low: 56 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 85. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 85 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light  after midnight.

    Low: 53 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. South southeast wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 80 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 80. West northwest wind around 6 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming east northeast in the evening.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 82. North wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable 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 around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 56. West wind 3 to 6 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 85. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light after midnight.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. South southeast wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 80.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 74.
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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 am MST Feb 26, 2026
3pm MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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