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

79°F

26°C

Humidity 16%
Wind Speed W 8 mph
Barometer 30.03 in
Dewpoint 29°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index78°F (26°C)
Last update 26 Feb 2:35 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SW White Sands NM

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 63. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 63 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. North northwest wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 47 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 64. North northwest wind 9 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 64 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. West wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 67. North northwest wind 6 to 13 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 67 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 50 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 67. West wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

    High: 67 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. West wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 50 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. South southeast wind 13 to 18 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

    High: 63 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 63. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 47. North northwest wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 64. North northwest wind 9 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49. West wind around 10 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 67. North northwest wind 6 to 13 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 67. West wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. West wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. South southeast wind 13 to 18 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 63. Windy.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Windy.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 58.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles SW White Sands NM
 32.33°N 106.54°W (Elev. 7966 ft)
11:26 am MST Feb 26, 2026
2pm MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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