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

46°F

8°C

Humidity 52%
Wind Speed W 7 mph
Barometer 30.09 in
Dewpoint 29°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill42°F (6°C)
Last update 26 Feb 6:15 am MST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles NNE Rincon NM

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 81. North northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. East southeast wind 6 to 9 mph becoming north in the evening.

    Low: 47 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 83. North wind 6 to 9 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 83 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. South wind 5 to 7 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.

    Low: 46 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 86. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. West southwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

    Low: 48 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 86. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. West wind 5 to 13 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 49 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    High: 80 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 81. North northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 47. East southeast wind 6 to 9 mph becoming north in the evening.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 83. North wind 6 to 9 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46. South wind 5 to 7 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 86. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. West southwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 86. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. West wind 5 to 13 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 77.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 70.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles NNE Rincon NM
 32.75°N 107.04°W (Elev. 4377 ft)
11:26 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
6am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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