Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East; Severe Storm Threat in the Gulf States Sunday

A significant winter storm is underway, bringing widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Extremely cold air will follow, prolonging dangerous travel and infrastructure impacts into next week. Severe thunderstorms may produce damaging gusts and tornadoes across the eastern Gulf Coast states Sunday morning and afternoon. Read More >

Current conditions at

Las Cruces, Las Cruces International Airport (KLRU)

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

Overcast

40°F

4°C

Humidity	91%
Wind Speed	SW 16 mph
Barometer	29.84 in
Dewpoint	37°F (3°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	32°F (0°C)
Last update	25 Jan 2:55 am MST

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

12 Miles SSW Fairacres NM

Overnight
Low: 40 °F
Showers
Likely
Sunday
High: 41 °F
Rain/Snow
Likely then
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 24 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 47 °F
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 23 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 51 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 26 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 53 °F
Mostly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 31 °F
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Showers likely, mainly after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 40. West southwest wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday

Rain likely, possibly mixed with snow showers before 9am, then a slight chance of snow showers between 9am and 10am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a steady temperature around 41. West northwest wind 9 to 16 mph becoming north in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 24. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 47. East wind 5 to 7 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Northeast wind 3 to 5 mph.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 51. Light north northeast wind.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Light north northeast wind.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Light and variable wind becoming east northeast around 5 mph.