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

Raton Municipal - Crews Field Airport (KRTN)

Lat: 36.74°NLon: 104.5°WElev: 6354ft.

Fair and Windy

51°F

11°C

Humidity 61%
Wind Speed NE 26 G 38 mph
Barometer 30.23 in (1015.7 mb)
Dewpoint 38°F (3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill44°F (7°C)
Last update 26 Mar 10:53 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles WSW Capulin NM

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

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Windy, with a north wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Windy, with a north wind 25 to 30 mph becoming east 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

    High: 46 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Windy
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 67 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Partly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph becoming west 10 to 15 mph after midnight.

    Low: 38 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75.

    High: 75 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.

    Low: 40 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 70.

    High: 70 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.

    Low: 39 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Windy, with a north wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Windy, with a north wind 25 to 30 mph becoming east 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph becoming west 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 70.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Breezy.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Breezy.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 64. Breezy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles WSW Capulin NM
 36.73°N 104.04°W (Elev. 7100 ft)
8:32 pm MDT Mar 26, 2026
11pm MDT Mar 26, 2026-6pm MDT Apr 2, 2026
 
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