Record Temperatures Expected Across the Southern US; Fire Weather Concerns in the Central US

Unseasonably warm temperatures continue today across the southern U.S., with more than 100 record or near record maximum temperatures forecast through the rest of the week and over the weekend. Dry and gusty winds will produce elevated to critical fire weather in the central and southern Plains and elevated conditions over portions of the Desert Southwest on Friday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Clayton Municipal Airpark (KCAO)

Lat: 36.45°NLon: 103.15°WElev: 4971ft.

Fair and Windy

56°F

13°C

Humidity 55%
Wind Speed NE 30 G 43 mph
Barometer 30.11 in (1013.3 mb)
Dewpoint 40°F (4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Mar 9:55 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

Clayton NM

High Wind Warning March 27, 12:00am until March 27, 03:00pm
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High Wind Warning
  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy blowing dust after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Windy, with a north wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

    Low: 37 °F

    Windy. Partly
    Cloudy then
    Patchy
    Blowing Dust

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy blowing dust before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 53. Windy, with a north wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

    High: 53 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Windy
    then Partly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. East wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

    Low: 33 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Windy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

    High: 70 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 86.

    High: 86 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.

    Low: 51 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 84.

    High: 84 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.

    Low: 50 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy blowing dust after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Windy, with a north wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.
Friday
Patchy blowing dust before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 53. Windy, with a north wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. East wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Windy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 86.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 84.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Breezy.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 74. Breezy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Clayton NM
 36.44°N 103.15°W (Elev. 4990 ft)
8:32 pm MDT Mar 26, 2026
10pm MDT Mar 26, 2026-6pm MDT Apr 2, 2026
 
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