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

55°F

13°C

Humidity 44%
Wind Speed NE 6 mph
Barometer 30.08 in
Dewpoint 34°F (1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill54°F (12°C)
Last update 26 Feb 7:35 am MST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles NNW Orogrande NM

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 76. North northwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 76 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. North wind 5 to 8 mph.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 78. North northwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.

    Low: 50 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind around 8 mph.

    Low: 52 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 83. West southwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 83 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. West southwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming southeast after midnight.

    Low: 50 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Southeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 74 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 76. North northwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 49. North wind 5 to 8 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 78. North northwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 81. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind around 8 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 83. West southwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. West southwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming southeast after midnight.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Southeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles NNW Orogrande NM
 32.43°N 106.12°W (Elev. 4662 ft)
11:26 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
7am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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