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

39°F

4°C

Humidity 57%
Wind Speed N 26 G 36 mph
Barometer 30.33 in (1021.5 mb)
Dewpoint 25°F (-4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill28°F (-2°C)
Last update 27 Mar 2:55 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles NNW Clayton NM

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

    NOW until 3:00pm Fri

    High Wind Warning

  • Overnight

    Low: 39 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Windy

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy blowing dust before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Windy, with a north wind 25 to 30 mph becoming northeast 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

    High: 50 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Windy
    then Mostly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. East wind 15 to 20 mph becoming south after midnight.

    Low: 35 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 68. Windy, with a southwest wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

    High: 68 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 52 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.

    High: 83 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.

    Low: 54 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 80.

    High: 80 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Patchy blowing dust. Mostly clear, with a steady temperature around 39. Windy, with a north wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Friday
Patchy blowing dust before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Windy, with a north wind 25 to 30 mph becoming northeast 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. East wind 15 to 20 mph becoming south after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 68. Windy, with a southwest wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 80.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Breezy.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Breezy.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 73. Breezy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles NNW Clayton NM
 36.53°N 103.21°W (Elev. 5358 ft)
12:31 am MDT Mar 27, 2026
3am MDT Mar 27, 2026-6pm MDT Apr 2, 2026
 
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