7-Day Zone Forecast for Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin (Text-Only)
NWS Forecast for: Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin
Issued by: National Weather Service El Paso, TX
Last Update: 1227 PM MDT Tue Aug 18 2026


This Afternoon: Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight: Clear. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming northwest after midnight.

Wednesday: Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly clear after midnight. Lows around 70. West winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.

Thursday: Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100. Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming southeast in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.

Friday Through Saturday Night: Mostly clear. Highs in the upper 90s. Lows in the lower 70s.

Sunday: Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.

Monday: Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.







Zone Forecast: Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin

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