Heavy Snow and Disruptive Ice in the Upper Midwest; Severe Thunderstorms in the Southern Plains

A late season winter storm will produce a combination of heavy snow and disruptive ice starting this evening in the Northern Plains and moving into the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes by tonight continuing through Thursday. Severe thunderstorms will likely produce severe wind gusts, large hail, a few tornadoes, and heavy rainfall across the southern and central Plains today. Read More >

Current conditions at

Las Cruces, Las Cruces International Airport (KLRU)

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

Fair

61°F

16°C

Humidity 38%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.95 in
Dewpoint 35°F (2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 1 Apr 5:35 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles WNW Anthony NM

  • Today

    Today: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 4pm.  Patchy blowing dust after 1pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 78. Windy, with a west southwest wind 5 to 15 mph increasing to 16 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph.

    High: 78 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Chance
    Showers and
    Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy blowing dust before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 44. West wind 16 to 21 mph becoming light  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

    Low: 44 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Light west wind becoming southwest 11 to 16 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. West southwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light west  in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 83. Light west wind increasing to 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 83 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. West wind 6 to 11 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 44 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 76. North wind 6 to 13 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    High: 76 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. East wind 6 to 9 mph.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers.  Partly sunny, with a high near 70. East southeast wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 70 °F

    Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 4pm. Patchy blowing dust after 1pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 78. Windy, with a west southwest wind 5 to 15 mph increasing to 16 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph.
Tonight
Patchy blowing dust before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 44. West wind 16 to 21 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 84. Light west wind becoming southwest 11 to 16 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45. West southwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light west in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 83. Light west wind increasing to 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. West wind 6 to 11 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 76. North wind 6 to 13 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. East wind 6 to 9 mph.
Sunday
A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. East southeast wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
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Point Forecast:
5 Miles WNW Anthony NM
 32.05°N 106.67°W (Elev. 3802 ft)
12:52 am MDT Apr 1, 2026
5am MDT Apr 1, 2026-6pm MDT Apr 7, 2026
 
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