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

Truth Or Consequences, Truth Or Consequences Municipal Airport (KTCS)

Lat: 33.24°NLon: 107.27°WElev: 4849ft.

Fair

82°F

28°C

Humidity 14%
Wind Speed N 9 G 17 mph
Barometer 29.98 in (1007.8 mb)
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index80°F (27°C)
Last update 26 Feb 3:53 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

Elephant Butte NM

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 83. North northwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 83 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. North wind 7 to 10 mph.

    Low: 47 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 82. North wind 6 to 8 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

    High: 82 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. West southwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming north northwest in the evening.

    Low: 48 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 86. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. South southwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

    Low: 50 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 87. West southwest wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 87 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. West wind 5 to 11 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.

    Low: 51 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    High: 83 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 83. North northwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 47. North wind 7 to 10 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 82. North wind 6 to 8 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48. West southwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming north northwest in the evening.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 86. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. South southwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 87. West southwest wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51. West wind 5 to 11 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 80.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 75.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Elephant Butte NM
 33.12°N 107.24°W (Elev. 4337 ft)
11:26 am MST Feb 26, 2026
4pm MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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