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.

Partly Cloudy and Breezy

71°F

22°C

Humidity 29%
Wind Speed SW 22 G 36 mph
Barometer 29.97 in
Dewpoint 37°F (3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 1 Apr 12:15 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SSE Mesilla Park NM

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A slight chance of showers between 1pm and 5pm.  Patchy blowing dust. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Windy, with a west wind 28 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 72 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers and
    Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy blowing dust before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.

    Low: 52 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Windy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 76. Northwest wind 6 to 15 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

    High: 76 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. West wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 55 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 79. West wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. West wind 13 to 17 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 53 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 70. North wind 11 to 14 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 70 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. East wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 54 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers.  Partly sunny, with a high near 67. East southeast wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    High: 67 °F

    Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A slight chance of showers between 1pm and 5pm. Patchy blowing dust. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Windy, with a west wind 28 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
Patchy blowing dust before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 76. Northwest wind 6 to 15 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. West wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 79. West wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. West wind 13 to 17 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 70. North wind 11 to 14 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. East wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Sunday
A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 67. East southeast wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 69.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 72.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles SSE Mesilla Park NM
 32.24°N 106.58°W (Elev. 5587 ft)
10:57 am MDT Apr 1, 2026
12pm MDT Apr 1, 2026-6pm MDT Apr 7, 2026
 
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