Critical Fire Weather Persists in the Southern High Plains; Snow in the Great Lakes into the Northeast

Elevated to critical fire weather conditions will persist across the central and southern High Plains today as gusty winds and dry conditions continue across the region. A clipper system will bring some lake effect snow to the Great Lakes and snow into the Northeast. Well above-average temperatures are expected to expand across much of the West, into the Plains states, and Southeast. Read More >

Current conditions at

Alamogordo-White (KALM)

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

Fair

70°F

21°C

Humidity 23%
Wind Speed S 9 mph
Barometer 30.00 in
Dewpoint 30°F (-1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 25 Feb 11:15 am MST
Extended Forecast for

Sunspot NM

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 57. West wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 57 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. West wind 10 to 14 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 58. Northwest wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 58 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 41 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 61. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 61 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. North northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.

    Low: 44 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 63. West wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 63 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. South southwest wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 44 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 64. West southwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 64 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 57. West wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 42. West wind 10 to 14 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 58. Northwest wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 61. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44. North northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 63. West wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. South southwest wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 64. West southwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Sunspot NM
 32.81°N 105.78°W (Elev. 8898 ft)
4:01 am MST Feb 25, 2026
11am MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 3, 2026
 
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