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Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorm Threats for the Plains and Southeast

A frontal boundary extending from the western High Plains to the Southeast will focus additional showers and thunderstorms this weekend. Some of these storms may become severe, alongside frequent lightning, and isolated instances of flash flooding. Meanwhile dry conditions will continue for the Great Basin where fire weather concerns linger. For the mid-Atlantic and Northeast, seasonable weather. Read More >

Current conditions at

Los Alamos Airport (KLAM)

Lat: 35.88°NLon: 106.27°WElev: 7171ft.

Fair with Haze

82°F

28°C

Humidity 25%
Wind Speed S 12 mph
Barometer 30.35 in
Dewpoint 43°F (6°C)
Visibility 6.00 mi
Heat Index80°F (27°C)
Last update 2 Aug 5:55 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

Santa Cruz NM

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

    Low: 58 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 93. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 93 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the evening.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 94. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 94 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east after midnight.

    Low: 57 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.

    High: 97 °F

    Hot

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60.

    Low: 60 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 96.

    High: 96 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.

    Low: 61 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 93. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 94. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 96.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 96.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 95.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Santa Cruz NM
 35.99°N 106.01°W (Elev. 5810 ft)
Last Update:
6:01 pm MDT Aug 2, 2025
Forecast Valid:
6pm MDT Aug 2, 2025-6pm MDT Aug 9, 2025
 
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