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

Alamogordo-White (KALM)

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

Fair

79°F

26°C

Humidity 18%
Wind Speed W 13 mph
Barometer 29.99 in
Dewpoint 32°F (0°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index78°F (26°C)
Last update 26 Feb 2:55 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

La Luz NM

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 76. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

    High: 76 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. North wind around 7 mph becoming east after midnight.

    Low: 50 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 76. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 76 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. South southwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.

    Low: 52 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Light and variable wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the morning.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. South southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.

    Low: 52 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 79. South southeast wind 6 to 10 mph becoming west in the morning.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. South wind 6 to 9 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.

    Low: 52 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South southwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 76 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 76. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. North wind around 7 mph becoming east after midnight.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 76. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52. South southwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 79. Light and variable wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52. South southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 79. South southeast wind 6 to 10 mph becoming west in the morning.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52. South wind 6 to 9 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South southwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 74.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 70.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
La Luz NM
 32.96°N 105.93°W (Elev. 4908 ft)
11:26 am MST Feb 26, 2026
2pm MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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