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

Sierra Blanca Regional Airport (KSRR)

Lat: 33.47°NLon: 105.53°WElev: 6759ft.

Thunderstorm in Vicinity

61°F

16°C

Humidity 83%
Wind Speed N 8 mph
Barometer 30.53 in
Dewpoint 55°F (13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 2 Aug 1:35 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

Ruidoso NM

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Calm wind.

    Low: 56 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the morning.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. South wind around 5 mph becoming west in the evening.

    Low: 59 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 85. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 85 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 58 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 85.

    High: 85 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59.

    Low: 59 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 87.

    High: 87 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.

    Low: 61 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Calm wind.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. South wind around 5 mph becoming west in the evening.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 85. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 85.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 87.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 88.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 87.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Ruidoso NM
 33.37°N 105.64°W (Elev. 7123 ft)
12:08 am MDT Aug 2, 2025
1am MDT Aug 2, 2025-6pm MDT Aug 8, 2025
 
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