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 17%
Wind Speed SW 7 mph
Barometer 30.00 in
Dewpoint 29°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index77°F (25°C)
Last update 26 Feb 4:55 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

White Sands NM

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.

    Low: 54 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 82. North northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable  in the afternoon.

    High: 82 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 56 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

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

    High: 85 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. West southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

    Low: 60 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 85. West wind 5 to 11 mph.

    High: 85 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. West wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 55 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. South southeast wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 81 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind 7 to 10 mph.

    Low: 53 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 54. North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 82. North northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Light and variable wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 85. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. West southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 85. West wind 5 to 11 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. West wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. South southeast wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind 7 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 81.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 75.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 48.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 76.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
White Sands NM
 32.38°N 106.49°W (Elev. 4304 ft)
11:26 am MST Feb 26, 2026
5pm MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 5, 2026
 
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