Critical Fire Weather Persists in the Southern High Plains; Snow in the Great Lakes into the Northeast

Elevated to critical fire weather conditions will persist across the central and southern High Plains today as gusty winds and dry conditions continue across the region. A clipper system will bring some lake effect snow to the Great Lakes and snow into the Northeast. Well above-average temperatures are expected to expand across much of the West, into the Plains states, and Southeast. Read More >

Current conditions at

Las Cruces, Las Cruces International Airport (KLRU)

Lat: 32.29°NLon: 106.92°WElev: 4455ft.

Fair

64°F

18°C

Humidity 23%
Wind Speed W 14 mph
Barometer 30.03 in
Dewpoint 25°F (-4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 25 Feb 9:35 am MST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NNE Las Cruces NM

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 82. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 82 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. West wind 6 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 48 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 81. North wind around 6 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 46. Light and variable wind becoming north around 6 mph in the evening.

    Low: 46 °F

    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 83. North wind around 5 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 83 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 50. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 50 °F

    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. West wind 3 to 8 mph.

    Low: 52 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 86. Light west wind becoming west southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 82. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 48. West wind 6 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 81. North wind around 6 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 46. Light and variable wind becoming north around 6 mph in the evening.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 83. North wind around 5 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Clear, with a low around 50. Light and variable wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. West wind 3 to 8 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 86. Light west wind becoming west southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 79.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles NNE Las Cruces NM
 32.36°N 106.76°W (Elev. 4232 ft)
4:01 am MST Feb 25, 2026
9am MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 3, 2026
 
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