Dangerous Heat over the South-Central and Southwest U.S. Through Next Week

Dangerous heat persists across the Desert Southwest through this weekend and across the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley through at least the middle of next week. Numerous daily record high temperatures are expected through at least Tuesday for much of Texas and Oklahoma as well as portions of Louisiana, New Mexico, and Arizona. Read More >

Current conditions at

Las Cruces, Las Cruces International Airport (KLRU)

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

Fair

90°F

32°C

Humidity 18%
Wind Speed N 9 mph
Barometer 30.15 in
Dewpoint 41°F (5°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index86°F (30°C)
Last update 21 Aug 7:35 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles NNW Mesilla NM

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable  in the evening.

    Low: 71 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 100. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 100 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable  in the evening.

    Low: 71 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 100. South southeast wind 3 to 6 mph.

    High: 100 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 70 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 102. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 102 °F

    Hot

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 71 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 103. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 103 °F

    Hot

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 71 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 100. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 71. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 100. South southeast wind 3 to 6 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 70. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 102. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 71. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 103. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 71. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 102.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 71.
Thursday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 102.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 71.
Friday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 102.
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Point Forecast:
5 Miles NNW Mesilla NM
 32.33°N 106.86°W (Elev. 3999 ft)
5:01 pm MDT Aug 21, 2026
7pm MDT Aug 21, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 28, 2026
 
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