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

49°F

9°C

Humidity 47%
Wind Speed NW 6 mph
Barometer 30.11 in
Dewpoint 29°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill46°F (8°C)
Last update 26 Feb 7:15 am MST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NNE Las Cruces NM

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 81. Light and variable wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 50. Light and variable wind becoming north northeast around 6 mph after midnight.

    Low: 50 °F

    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 83. North northeast wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable  in the afternoon.

    High: 83 °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 86. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. West southwest wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 52 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

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

    High: 86 °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: Partly sunny, with a high near 79. South southeast wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 79 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 81. Light and variable wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 50. Light and variable wind becoming north northeast around 6 mph after midnight.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 83. North northeast 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 86. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. West southwest wind around 6 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 86. Light west northwest wind becoming west southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. West wind 3 to 8 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 79. South southeast wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 78.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles NNE Las Cruces NM
 32.36°N 106.76°W (Elev. 4232 ft)
11:26 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
7am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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