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

49°F

9°C

Humidity 47%
Wind Speed NW 6 mph
Barometer 30.11 in
Dewpoint 29°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill46°F (8°C)
Last update 26 Feb 7:15 am MST
Extended Forecast for

Hatch NM

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. South southeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming north northwest in the evening.

    Low: 47 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 85. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 85 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. South southwest wind around 6 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.

    Low: 48 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 89. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 89 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. West northwest wind 5 to 11 mph.

    Low: 49 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 89. Light west northwest wind becoming west 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    High: 89 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. West wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light west northwest  after midnight.

    Low: 51 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Light southwest wind becoming south southwest 11 to 16 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    High: 83 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 47. South southeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming north northwest in the evening.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 85. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48. South southwest wind around 6 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 89. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. West northwest wind 5 to 11 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 89. Light west northwest wind becoming west 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. West wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light west northwest after midnight.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Light southwest wind becoming south southwest 11 to 16 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 80.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 43.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 72.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Hatch NM
 32.67°N 107.17°W (Elev. 4114 ft)
11:26 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
7am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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