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 Sep 22 2026




This Afternoon: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall. Highs in the mid 80s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.

Tonight: Showers. Scattered thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall in the evening. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.

Wednesday: Showers with isolated thunderstorms in the morning, then numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall in the morning. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall in the afternoon. Cooler with highs in the lower 70s. East winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain near 100 percent.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall. Lows in the upper 50s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.

Thursday: Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly cloudy. Scattered showers. Scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.

Thursday Night: Showers and scattered thunderstorms in the evening, then numerous showers with isolated thunderstorms after midnight. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall in the evening. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall after midnight. Lows around 60. Chance of rain 90 percent.

Friday: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers in the morning, then partly cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.

Friday Night Through Saturday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s.

Sunday Through Monday: Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 20 percent.







Zone Forecast: Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin

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