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

71°F

22°C

Humidity 19%
Wind Speed W 18 mph
Barometer 29.94 in
Dewpoint 27°F (-3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 25 Feb 6:35 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

Las Cruces Intl Airport NM

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 50 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph.

    High: 85 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 50 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Light and variable wind.

    High: 84 °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 86. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 53 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    High: 87 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 53 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Light and variable wind.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 84. Light and variable wind.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Calm wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Las Cruces Intl Airport NM
 32.31°N 106.78°W (Elev. 3898 ft)
11:31 am MST Feb 25, 2026
6pm MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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