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

79°F

26°C

Humidity 16%
Wind Speed W 8 mph
Barometer 30.03 in
Dewpoint 29°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index78°F (26°C)
Last update 26 Feb 2:35 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles WSW Organ NM

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 80. Northwest wind around 6 mph.

    High: 80 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming east in the evening.

    Low: 50 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

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

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable  in the evening.

    Low: 52 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. West southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 84. West wind 5 to 11 mph.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 54 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 79 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 80. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming east in the evening.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 81. North northeast wind around 6 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 84. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. West southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 84. West wind 5 to 11 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 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 48.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 73.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles WSW Organ NM
 32.41°N 106.66°W (Elev. 4564 ft)
11:26 am MST Feb 26, 2026
2pm MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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