Sunland Park, New Mexico 7 Day Weather Forecast

Wx Forecast - Wx Discussion - Wx Aviation

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FXUS64 KEPZ 160454
AFDEPZ

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM
1054 PM MDT Sun Mar 15 2026

...New DISCUSSION, AVIATION...

.KEY MESSAGES...
Updated at 953 PM MDT Sun Mar 15 2026

 - A backdoor cold front is pushing in from the Great Plains
   tonight bringing breezy east winds, with a few gusts reaching
   40 to 45 mph along west-facing mountain slopes overnight and into
   Monday morning.

 - Cooler temperatures will make a brief appearance on Monday.

 - Temperatures will trend sharply warmer from Tuesday, reaching
   20 to 25 degrees above normal by the end of the week. Highs in
   the 90s will be common in the lowlands.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 953 PM MDT Sun Mar 15 2026

A backdoor cold front is pushing in from the Great Plains tonight
and will continue to trek westward across New Mexico bringing
breezy east winds as it does so. Winds will become light by the
afternoon hours Monday. A brief cool down is also in store post-
front. Highs across the lowlands tomorrow will generally be in the
60s to low 70s. Cooler temperatures will be found east of the Rio
Grande and warmer temperatures closer towards the AZ border. This
will be around a 10-15 degree drop from temperatures we saw
yesterday. Tuesday and onward will feature a rapid warmup as high
pressure off the SoCal coast will intensify and will slowly
meander eastward and strengthen over the lower CO Basin in SW AZ
bringing us unseasonably warm temperatures later this week.

&&

.AVIATION...
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 953 PM MDT Sun Mar 15 2026

VFR conditions persists through the TAF period with passing high
clouds. Easterly breeziness will continue through the overnight
hours but will diminish late morning and definitely by the
afternoon hours.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
Issued at 123 PM MDT Sun Mar 15 2026

Despite gusty winds and diminishing RH values, fire weather
conditions have so far proven marginal in much of SW New Mexico
this afternoon. Strongest winds for the remainder of the
afternoon will generally be east of the Black Range and then east
of the Rio Grande, with intensity slowly diminishing.

A backdoor cold front will push into the area late tonight,
stalling out near the Continental Divide on Monday morning. Cooler
temperatures will filter in behind the front, but highs will
remain above normal Monday in the Gila and Bootheel Regions.
Cooler than normal temperatures will mainly be found near and east
of the Rio Grande.

A sprawling upper level ridge, unusually strong for this time of
year, will bring sharply higher temperatures to the area next
week, especially Wednesday through at least Sunday. High
temperatures will be pushing March records, with lower to middle
90s expected across the lowlands. Minimum RH values will dip below
5 percent by late in the week. Winds, however, will be light, so
the main concern will be enhanced drying of fuels, putting us in a
bad position later in the month as we`re bound to see some windy
days eventually.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
El Paso                  41  67  41  79 /   0   0   0   0
Sierra Blanca            32  60  32  75 /   0   0   0   0
Las Cruces               38  64  36  76 /   0   0   0   0
Alamogordo               35  63  34  75 /   0   0   0   0
Cloudcroft               25  45  28  55 /   0   0   0   0
Truth or Consequences    43  68  41  80 /   0   0   0   0
Silver City              39  67  39  75 /   0   0   0   0
Deming                   41  69  38  80 /   0   0   0   0
Lordsburg                42  71  39  80 /   0   0   0   0
West El Paso Metro       42  66  42  77 /   0   0   0   0
Dell City                33  60  29  79 /   0   0   0   0
Fort Hancock             38  69  37  82 /   0   0   0   0
Loma Linda               33  60  36  71 /   0   0   0   0
Fabens                   40  68  39  80 /   0   0   0   0
Santa Teresa             40  65  38  76 /   0   0   0   0
White Sands HQ           41  65  41  78 /   0   0   0   0
Jornada Range            35  65  33  78 /   0   0   0   0
Hatch                    38  70  35  81 /   0   0   0   0
Columbus                 43  69  41  80 /   0   0   0   0
Orogrande                35  63  33  75 /   0   0   0   0
Mayhill                  21  59  32  71 /   0   0   0   0
Mescalero                25  55  30  67 /   0   0   0   0
Timberon                 26  52  31  63 /   0   0   0   0
Winston                  32  67  31  77 /   0   0   0   0
Hillsboro                41  69  41  79 /   0   0   0   0
Spaceport                35  65  33  79 /   0   0   0   0
Lake Roberts             37  69  36  77 /   0   0   0   0
Hurley                   36  68  36  77 /   0   0   0   0
Cliff                    40  75  37  82 /   0   0   0   0
Mule Creek               40  71  39  78 /   0   0   0   0
Faywood                  39  65  39  76 /   0   0   0   0
Animas                   43  73  41  81 /   0   0   0   0
Hachita                  41  71  38  79 /   0   0   0   0
Antelope Wells           43  73  41  81 /   0   0   0   0
Cloverdale               45  73  45  78 /   0   0   0   0

&&

.EPZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...None.
NM...None.
&&

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FORECASTER...37-Slusher