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 Thursday. 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 Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Alamogordo-White (KALM)

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

Fair

61°F

16°C

Humidity 34%
Wind Speed NW 8 mph
Barometer 30.00 in
Dewpoint 32°F (0°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 2:15 am MST
Extended Forecast for

Mescalero NM

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. North wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 43 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 71. East wind 6 to 11 mph becoming west northwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    High: 71 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 43. West southwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable.

    Low: 43 °F

    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 74. West wind 6 to 10 mph becoming north northwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 74 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. West southwest wind 3 to 5 mph.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 76. Light west wind increasing to 5 to 9 mph in the morning.

    High: 76 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. South southwest wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 46 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 75. West southwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 75 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming south southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 43 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly clear, with a low around 43. North wind around 6 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 71. East wind 6 to 11 mph becoming west northwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 43. West southwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 74. West wind 6 to 10 mph becoming north northwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45. West southwest wind 3 to 5 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 76. Light west wind increasing to 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. South southwest wind around 6 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 75. West southwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 43. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming south southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly clear, with a low around 36.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Sunny, with a high near 60.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Mescalero NM
 33.15°N 105.78°W (Elev. 6588 ft)
11:26 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
2am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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