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

78°F

26°C

Humidity 16%
Wind Speed SW 6 mph
Barometer 30.02 in
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index77°F (25°C)
Last update 26 Feb 2:55 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

13 Miles WNW Fairacres NM

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 81. Southwest wind around 8 mph.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. West wind around 10 mph becoming north in the evening.

    Low: 52 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 82. North northeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 82 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. West southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.

    Low: 54 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 86. North wind 5 to 13 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. West wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 54 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 86. West wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. West northwest wind 5 to 13 mph.

    Low: 53 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. South southwest wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 81 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 81. Southwest wind around 8 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 52. West wind around 10 mph becoming north in the evening.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 82. North northeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54. West southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 86. North wind 5 to 13 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54. West wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 86. West wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. West northwest wind 5 to 13 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. South southwest wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 78.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 74.
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Point Forecast:
13 Miles WNW Fairacres NM
 32.39°N 107.27°W (Elev. 4787 ft)
11:26 am MST Feb 26, 2026
3pm MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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