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

Las Cruces, Las Cruces International Airport (KLRU)

Lat: 32.29°NLon: 106.92°WElev: 4455ft.

Fair

92°F

33°C

Humidity 21%
Wind Speed SW 9 mph
Barometer 30.22 in
Dewpoint 47°F (8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index88°F (31°C)
Last update 2 Aug 5:35 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

Salem NM

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Partly sunny, with a high near 98. West wind around 6 mph.

    High: 98 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 69 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 102. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 102 °F

    Hot

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. West southwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

    Low: 66 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 101 °F

    Hot

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. South wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.

    Low: 67 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 103. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 103 °F

    Hot

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable.

    Low: 70 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 103. South southeast wind 3 to 8 mph.

    High: 103 °F

    Hot

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 98. West wind around 6 mph.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 102. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 66. West southwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Monday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 67. South wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 103. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 70. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable.
Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 103. South southeast wind 3 to 8 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 71.
Thursday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 102.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 71.
Friday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 104.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.
Saturday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 102.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Salem NM
 32.71°N 107.2°W (Elev. 4193 ft)
12:14 pm MDT Aug 2, 2025
5pm MDT Aug 2, 2025-6pm MDT Aug 9, 2025
 
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