Winter Returns Across the Northern Tier; Record Warmth for the Southwest

A large high pressure system will usher in cold air for this first day of March across the northern Plains, Great Lakes, Northeast and mid-Atlantic. Some wintry precipitation may evolve across the mid-Mississippi Valley, Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic through Monday. Meanwhile, record warmth will spread across the Southwest, southern Plains through early this week. Read More >

Current conditions at

Alamogordo-White (KALM)

Lat: 32.84°NLon: 105.99°WElev: 4150ft.

Fair

64°F

18°C

Humidity 28%
Wind Speed S 10 mph
Barometer 30.10 in
Dewpoint 30°F (-1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 2 Mar 9:35 am MST
Extended Forecast for

Sunspot NM

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 62. West southwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 62 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Southwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 58. West wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

    High: 58 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. West wind 13 to 18 mph becoming west northwest 7 to 12 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 38 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 56. South southeast wind 7 to 11 mph becoming west southwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 56 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. South southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 40 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Southwest wind 13 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph.

    High: 55 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. West southwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 48. West southwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    High: 48 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 62. West southwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Southwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 58. West wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38. West wind 13 to 18 mph becoming west northwest 7 to 12 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 56. South southeast wind 7 to 11 mph becoming west southwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. South southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Southwest wind 13 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 34. West southwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 48. West southwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 30.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 47.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 49.
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Point Forecast:
Sunspot NM
 32.81°N 105.78°W (Elev. 8898 ft)
11:26 pm MST Mar 1, 2026
9am MST Mar 2, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 8, 2026
 
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