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

43°F

6°C

Humidity	91%
Wind Speed	W 10 mph
Barometer	29.80 in
Dewpoint	40°F (4°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	37°F (3°C)
Last update	24 Jan 10:15 pm MST

More Information:

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

Extended Forecast for

12 Miles SSW Fairacres NM

Tonight
Low: 34 °F
Chance
Showers then
Showers
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

Tonight

Showers, mainly before 2am. Low around 34. West southwest wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Sunday

Rain and snow showers likely 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.