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

72°F

22°C

Humidity	27%
Wind Speed	SW 23 G 36 mph
Barometer	29.96 in
Dewpoint	37°F (3°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	1 Apr 12:55 pm MDT

More Information:

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

Extended Forecast for

2 Miles WSW Las Cruces NM

This Afternoon
High: 77 °F
Slight Chance
Showers and
Windy
Tonight
Low: 49 °F
Patchy
Blowing Dust
then Mostly
Clear
Thursday
High: 81 °F
Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 51 °F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: 84 °F
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 51 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 77 °F
Partly Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 52 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 72 °F
Chance
Showers

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A 20 percent chance of showers before 5pm. Patchy blowing dust. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Windy, with a west wind 23 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

Tonight

Patchy blowing dust before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 49. West wind 16 to 21 mph becoming light west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 81. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. West wind 6 to 9 mph becoming north in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Saturday

Partly sunny, with a high near 77. North wind around 8 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. East southeast wind 6 to 8 mph.