234 FNUS54 KEPZ 281304 FWFEPZ Fire Weather Planning Forecast for New Mexico and Far West Texas National Weather Service El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM 604 AM MST Sat Feb 28 2026 .DISCUSSION... Record high temperatures will continue through Sunday, with minimum RH values falling into critical thresholds. However, winds will trend lighter today and Sunday. An upper level disturbance will bring an increase in winds Monday and especially Tuesday afternoon, with elevated to near-critical fire weather conditions expected. && ...Percentages shown in the sky/weather portion reflect sky cover amount... ...Mean elevations used to obtain mixing heights as follows: Zone 110 - Reserve (5900 ft) Zone 111 - Deming (4300 ft) Zone 112 - Las Cruces(3900 ft) Zone 113 - Ruidoso (6900 ft) Ventilation categories are determined by criteria established by the state of New Mexico. NMZ110-282030- Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ- 604 AM MST Sat Feb 28 2026 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent). * Max temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....66-71. * Below 7500 ft....74-79. * 24 hr trend......1 degree cooler. * Min humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....15-19 percent. * Below 7500 ft....13-17 percent. * 24 hr trend......2 percent wetter. * 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds around 5 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 15 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......3600 ft AGL increasing to 7900 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Northwest around 15 knots. * Vent category.......Good (98800 knot-ft). .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (30-40 percent). * Min temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....40-45. * Below 7500 ft....44-49. * 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. * Max humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....43-48 percent. * Below 7500 ft....44-49 percent. * 24 hr trend......9 percent wetter. * 20-foot winds.......West winds 5 to 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 22 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. .SUNDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (10-20 percent). * Max temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....66-71. * Below 7500 ft....75-80. * Min humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....11-15 percent. * Below 7500 ft....10-14 percent. * 20-foot winds.......West winds 10 to 15 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 18 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......3800 ft AGL increasing to 8500 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Northwest around 20 knots. * Vent category.......Very good (142900 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 43 to 48. Highs 70 to 75. West winds 5 to 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 40 to 45. Highs 64 to 69. West winds around 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 34 to 39. Highs 63 to 68. South winds around 5 mph. $$ NMZ111-282030- Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ- 604 AM MST Sat Feb 28 2026 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (10-20 percent). * Max temperature.....81-85. * 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. * Min humidity........11-15 percent. * 24 hr trend......Unchanged. * 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 15 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......2700 ft AGL increasing to 7200 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Northwest around 15 knots. * Vent category.......Good (85200 knot-ft). .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (20-30 percent). * Min temperature.....48-52. * 24 hr trend......Unchanged. * Max humidity........42-47 percent. * 24 hr trend......1 percent wetter. * 20-foot winds.......West winds 5 to 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 22 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. .SUNDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (15-25 percent). * Max temperature.....83-88. * Min humidity........9-11 percent. * 20-foot winds.......West winds around 5 mph increasing to around 15 mph in the afternoon. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 17 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......3100 ft AGL increasing to 8000 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....West around 20 knots. * Vent category.......Very good (123500 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows near 50. Highs 82 to 87. West winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows near 50. Highs 76 to 81. West winds around 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower to mid 40s. Highs in the lower to mid 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ NMZ112-282030- South Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ- 604 AM MST Sat Feb 28 2026 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (10-20 percent). * Max temperature.....79-84. * 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. * Min humidity........11-13 percent. * 24 hr trend......2 percent wetter. * 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 16 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......2900 ft AGL increasing to 6400 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Northwest around 10 knots. * Vent category.......Fair (48200 knot-ft). .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (30-40 percent). * Min temperature.....47-52. * 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. * Max humidity........36-41 percent. * 24 hr trend......5 percent wetter. * 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 20 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. .SUNDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (10-20 percent). * Max temperature.....82-87. * Min humidity........9-11 percent. * 20-foot winds.......West winds 5 to 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 18 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......2700 ft AGL increasing to 8200 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....West around 15 knots. * Vent category.......Very good (111600 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 47 to 52. Highs 82 to 87. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows near 50. Highs 77 to 82. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 42 to 47. Highs 71 to 76. West winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ NMZ113-282030- Capitan and Sacramento Mountains/Lincoln NF/LNZ- 604 AM MST Sat Feb 28 2026 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent). * Max temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....64-69. * Below 7500 ft....72-77. * 24 hr trend......Unchanged. * Min humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....15-19 percent. * Below 7500 ft....10-14 percent. * 24 hr trend......3 percent wetter. * 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds around 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 18 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......4300 ft AGL increasing to 8200 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Northwest around 15 knots. * Vent category.......Good (82200 knot-ft). .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (30-40 percent). * Min temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....42-47. * Below 7500 ft....45-50. * 24 hr trend......Unchanged. * Max humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....36-41 percent. * Below 7500 ft....31-36 percent. * 24 hr trend......5 percent wetter. * 20-foot winds.......West winds 5 to 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 17 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. .SUNDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (10-20 percent). * Max temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....65-70. * Below 7500 ft....74-79. * Min humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....13-17 percent. * Below 7500 ft....10-14 percent. * 20-foot winds.......West winds around 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 22 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......4800 ft AGL increasing to 9000 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....West around 20 knots. * Vent category.......Excellent (152800 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 43 to 48. Highs 71 to 76. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 45 to 50. Highs 66 to 71. West winds around 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 36 to 41. Highs 62 to 67. Southwest winds around 10 mph. $$ TXZ055-282030- Texas Fire Weather Zone 055 El Paso County- 604 AM MST Sat Feb 28 2026 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent). * Max temperature.....81-85. * 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. * Min humidity........11-13 percent. * 24 hr trend......2 percent wetter. * 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds around 5 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 17 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......2100 ft AGL increasing to 5800 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Northwest around 10 knots. * Vent category.......Fair (49400 knot-ft). .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent). * Min temperature.....51-55. * 24 hr trend......Unchanged. * Max humidity........33-38 percent. * 24 hr trend......5 percent wetter. * 20-foot winds.......South winds around 5 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 20 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. .SUNDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (15-25 percent). * Max temperature.....85-89. * Min humidity........9-11 percent. * 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 20 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......2400 ft AGL increasing to 8100 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....West around 15 knots. * Vent category.......Very good (105500 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower to mid 50s. Highs in the mid to upper 80s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower to mid 50s. Highs in the lower to mid 80s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows near 50. Highs in the mid to upper 70s. Southeast winds around 10 mph. $$ TXZ056-282030- Texas Fire Weather Zone 056 Hudspeth County- 604 AM MST Sat Feb 28 2026 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent). * Max temperature.....81-86. * 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. * Min humidity........11-13 percent. * 24 hr trend......3 percent wetter. * 20-foot winds.......West winds 5 to 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 17 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......3100 ft AGL increasing to 7500 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....West around 10 knots. * Vent category.......Good (79800 knot-ft). .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent). * Min temperature.....50-55. * 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. * Max humidity........33-38 percent. * 24 hr trend......6 percent wetter. * 20-foot winds.......West winds 5 to 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 22 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. .SUNDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (15-25 percent). * Max temperature.....83-88. * Min humidity........10-12 percent. * 20-foot winds.......West winds around 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 22 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. * Mixing height.......3500 ft AGL increasing to 7800 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....West around 20 knots. * Vent category.......Very good (107400 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower to mid 50s. Highs 84 to 89. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows near 50. Highs 79 to 84. West winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid to upper 40s. Highs 72 to 77. Northeast winds around 10 mph. $$