Areas of Excessive Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorms; Fire Weather Concerns in the Northern Plains and Four Corners Region

Widespread showers and thunderstorms may bring areas of flash flooding across much of the Southern Plains into the Gulf Coast region and the upper Ohio River Valley into the Mid-Atlantic. A large Pacific storm will bring widespread rain, gusty winds, and mountain snow to California and the Great Basin. Fire weather concerns expected in the Northern Plains and the Four Corners region. Read More >

Current conditions at

Las Cruces, Las Cruces International Airport (KLRU)

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

Fair

58°F

14°C

Humidity 54%
Wind Speed S 6 mph
Barometer 29.90 in
Dewpoint 41°F (5°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 27 May 5:35 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

University Park NM

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 87. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 87 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. South southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 60 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 91 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. South southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 63 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    High: 90 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 61 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 89 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 59. West southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 59 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 94 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 87. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 60. South southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. South southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 59. West southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 62.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 96.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
University Park NM
 32.29°N 106.75°W (Elev. 3963 ft)
1:56 am MDT May 27, 2026
5am MDT May 27, 2026-6pm MDT Jun 2, 2026
 
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