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

76°F

24°C

Humidity 18%
Wind Speed NW 6 mph
Barometer 30.08 in
Dewpoint 29°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index76°F (24°C)
Last update 26 Feb 12:15 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

12 Miles S Hatch NM

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 74. North northwest wind around 8 mph becoming west southwest.

    High: 74 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. West wind 9 to 14 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 53 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 75. North northeast wind 9 to 13 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 75 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. West southwest wind 8 to 10 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 79. North wind 6 to 15 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. West wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 56 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 79. West wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. West wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 55 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. South southwest wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 75 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 74. North northwest wind around 8 mph becoming west southwest.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 53. West wind 9 to 14 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 75. North northeast wind 9 to 13 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. West southwest wind 8 to 10 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 79. North wind 6 to 15 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 56. West wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 79. West wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. West wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. South southwest wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 72.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 68.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
12 Miles S Hatch NM
 32.49°N 107.18°W (Elev. 5906 ft)
11:26 am MST Feb 26, 2026
12pm MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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