Current conditions at

Las Cruces, Las Cruces International Airport (KLRU)

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

Fair

71°F

22°C

Humidity 44%
Wind Speed W 14 mph
Barometer 29.93 in
Dewpoint 48°F (9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 18 Jun 6:15 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles W White Sands Missile Range NM

  • Today

    Today: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm.  Patchy blowing dust after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Northwest wind 19 to 24 mph decreasing to 8 to 13 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.  New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 86 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 9pm.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 66. Northeast wind 7 to 14 mph becoming west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 66 °F

    T-storms
    Likely then
    Mostly Clear

  • Juneteenth

    Juneteenth: Sunny, with a high near 85. North northeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 85 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. West southwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 68 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 86. West wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 68. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 68 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 86. West wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 67. West wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 67 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 88. West northwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 88 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Patchy blowing dust after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Northwest wind 19 to 24 mph decreasing to 8 to 13 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 66. Northeast wind 7 to 14 mph becoming west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Juneteenth
Sunny, with a high near 85. North northeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 68. West southwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 86. West wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 68. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 86. West wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 67. West wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 88. West northwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 68.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 88.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 69.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 88.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles W White Sands Missile Range NM
 32.26°N 106.53°W (Elev. 6749 ft)
4:21 am MDT Jun 18, 2026
6am MDT Jun 18, 2026-6pm MDT Jun 24, 2026
 
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