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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Las Cruces, Las Cruces International Airport (KLRU)

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

Fair

73°F

23°C

Humidity 8%
Wind Speed SW 6 mph
Barometer 29.89 in
Dewpoint 7°F (-14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 16 Apr 7:35 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

University Park NM

Red Flag Warning April 17, 12:00pm until April 17, 08:00pm
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Red Flag Warning

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

    Low: 50 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy blowing dust after noon. Sunny, with a high near 81. Light and variable wind becoming west 11 to 16 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny then
    Patchy
    Blowing Dust

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. West wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light and variable. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 47 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 77. North wind 6 to 8 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 77 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. East southeast wind around 7 mph.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. East southeast wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 70 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light east after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 47 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 50 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Friday
Patchy blowing dust after noon. Sunny, with a high near 81. Light and variable wind becoming west 11 to 16 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47. West wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light and variable. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 77. North wind 6 to 8 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49. East southeast wind around 7 mph.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. East southeast wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light east after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 86.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 86.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 82.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
University Park NM
 32.27°N 106.75°W (Elev. 3937 ft)
Last Update:
5:21 pm MDT Apr 16, 2026
Forecast Valid:
7pm MDT Apr 16, 2026-6pm MDT Apr 23, 2026
 
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