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 Thursday. 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 Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Las Cruces, Las Cruces International Airport (KLRU)

Lat: 32.29°NLon: 106.92°WElev: 4455ft.

Fair

62°F

17°C

Humidity 27%
Wind Speed W 14 mph
Barometer 30.01 in
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 25 Feb 9:35 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

12 Miles S Hatch NM

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. North northwest wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 75. North wind 6 to 8 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 75 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. South southwest wind 8 to 14 mph becoming north northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 54 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 76. North wind 7 to 14 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 76 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. South southwest wind 7 to 10 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.

    Low: 54 °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 20 mph.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. West wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 56 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 79. West wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 17 to 22 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 12 to 17 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 55 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. North northwest wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 75. North wind 6 to 8 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54. South southwest wind 8 to 14 mph becoming north northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 76. North wind 7 to 14 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54. South southwest wind 7 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 20 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. West wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 79. West wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. West wind 12 to 17 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 73.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 70.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
12 Miles S Hatch NM
 32.49°N 107.18°W (Elev. 5906 ft)
8:51 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
9pm MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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