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

70°F

21°C

Humidity 22%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.02 in
Dewpoint 30°F (-1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 6:35 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

Las Cruces NM

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. West northwest wind around 6 mph becoming east northeast in the evening.

    Low: 48 °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 50. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 50 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 85 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. West southwest wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 53 °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 52. West wind 3 to 8 mph.

    Low: 52 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. South southeast wind 3 to 8 mph. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 80 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. South southeast wind 5 to 7 mph.

    Low: 50 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 48. West 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 50. Light and variable wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53. West southwest wind around 6 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 85. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. West wind 3 to 8 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. South southeast wind 3 to 8 mph. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. South southeast wind 5 to 7 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 81.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 75.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 45.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 76.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Las Cruces NM
 32.34°N 106.73°W (Elev. 4199 ft)
11:26 am MST Feb 26, 2026
6pm MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 5, 2026
 
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