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

More Information:

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

Extended Forecast for

3 Miles ENE University Park NM

This Afternoon
High: 75 °F
Slight Chance
Showers and
Windy
Tonight
Low: 49 °F
Patchy
Blowing Dust
then Mostly
Clear
Thursday
High: 79 °F
Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 52 °F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: 82 °F
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 50 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 74 °F
Partly Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 52 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 70 °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 75. Windy, with a west wind 23 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight

Patchy blowing dust before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 49. West wind 17 to 22 mph becoming west 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 79. North wind 5 to 13 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. West wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 82. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. West wind 8 to 11 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Saturday

Partly sunny, with a high near 74. North wind around 10 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. East southeast wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.