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

Alamogordo-White (KALM)

Lat: 32.84°NLon: 105.99°WElev: 4150ft.

Fair

48°F

9°C

Humidity 71%
Wind Speed S 5 mph
Barometer 30.09 in
Dewpoint 39°F (4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill46°F (8°C)
Last update 26 Feb 7:55 am MST
Extended Forecast for

12 Miles ENE Orogrande NM

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 75. Northwest wind 8 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 75 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. North northwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming east in the evening.

    Low: 50 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 78. West northwest wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.

    Low: 51 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Light northwest wind becoming west 6 to 11 mph in the morning.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph.

    Low: 52 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 81. West wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. West wind 8 to 11 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. South wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 72 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 75. Northwest wind 8 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. North northwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming east in the evening.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 78. West northwest wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 79. Light northwest wind becoming west 6 to 11 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 81. West wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49. West wind 8 to 11 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. South wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
12 Miles ENE Orogrande NM
 32.4°N 105.87°W (Elev. 5223 ft)
11:26 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
8am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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