Severe Thunderstorms in the Central U.S.; Record Temperatures Likely for Eastern U.S.

Several rounds of severe thunderstorms are forecast from the southern Plains to the Midwest today through Friday. Large hail, damaging wind gusts, and tornadoes are possible. A significant warm-up is expected for much of the southeastern U.S. and parts of the central U.S. into next week. Several daily record high maximum and high minimum temperature records are likely to be broken. Read More >

Current conditions at

Las Cruces, Las Cruces International Airport (KLRU)

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

Fair

72°F

22°C

Humidity	11%
Wind Speed	SW 13 mph
Barometer	30.06 in
Dewpoint	15°F (-9°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	4 Mar 12:15 pm MST

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Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SW White Sands NM

This Afternoon
High: 60 °F
Sunny
Tonight
Low: 47 °F
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 59 °F
Sunny then
Sunny and
Windy
Thursday Night
Low: 39 °F
Mostly Clear
and Windy
Friday
High: 50 °F
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 41 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 51 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Partly
Sunny and
Windy
Saturday Night
Low: 40 °F
Chance
Showers and
Windy
Sunday
High: 53 °F
Slight Chance
Showers

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Sunny, with a high near 60. West southwest wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Southwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 59. Windy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 28 to 33 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 46 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Windy, with a west southwest wind 25 to 34 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 50. West southwest wind 21 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. West wind 11 to 17 mph becoming east after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Windy, with an east southeast wind 17 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

Saturday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Windy, with an east wind 23 to 28 mph decreasing to 17 to 22 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.

Sunday

A 20 percent chance of showers after 11am. Sunny, with a high near 53. East southeast wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Sunday Night

A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.

Monday

Showers likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday Night

A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.

Tuesday

A slight chance of rain and snow showers. Sunny, with a high near 54. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 20%.