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Heat Builds in the West; Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Northwest

A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions are forecast from the Northwest and the northern Great Basin this weekend. Particularly Dangerous Situation Red Flag Warnings have been issued. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Holloman Air Force Base (KHMN)

Lat: 32.85°NLon: 106.1°WElev: 4094ft.

Thunderstorm in Vicinity Light Rain and Breezy

73°F

23°C

Humidity 65%
Wind Speed N 21 G 36 mph
Barometer 30.22 in (1016.1 mb)
Dewpoint 61°F (16°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 1 Aug 8:55 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

Tularosa NM

Flood Watch until August 2, 12:00am
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Flood Watch
  •  
    Flood Watch until August 2, 12:00am

    NOW until 12:00am Sun

    Flood Watch

  • Tonight

    Low: 66 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 94 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. South wind 5 to 8 mph becoming east in the evening.

    Low: 71 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 99. South southwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 99 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. South southeast wind 7 to 9 mph.

    Low: 74 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 100. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph becoming south southwest in the morning.

    High: 100 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. South southeast wind 6 to 13 mph becoming east after midnight.

    Low: 72 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 98. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 98 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 66. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light east after midnight. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 71. South wind 5 to 8 mph becoming east in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 99. South southwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 74. South southeast wind 7 to 9 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 100. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph becoming south southwest in the morning.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. South southeast wind 6 to 13 mph becoming east after midnight.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 98. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. South wind 6 to 10 mph becoming east after midnight.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 97.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 96.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 96.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Tularosa NM
 33.07°N 106.02°W (Elev. 4505 ft)
Last Update:
9:36 pm MDT Aug 1, 2026
Forecast Valid:
9pm MDT Aug 1, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 8, 2026
 
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