Active Spring Like Pattern Across the Eastern Half of the Country

The second storm will track across central and eastern portion of the country this weekend. Heavy wintry precipitation will affect the northern Plains to the upper peninsula of Michigan. Severe thunderstorms are expected along and ahead of the cold front, where very large hail, damaging winds and a few tornadoes are possible from the mid-Mississippi and Ohio Valleys to southern Plains. Read More >

Current conditions at

Las Cruces, Las Cruces International Airport (KLRU)

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

Fair

63°F

17°C

Humidity 13%
Wind Speed N 17 G 30 mph
Barometer 30.07 in
Dewpoint 11°F (-12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 3 Apr 10:35 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SW White Sands NM

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Windy, with a west northwest wind 26 to 31 mph becoming north 32 to 37 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph.

    Low: 44 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Windy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Windy, with a north wind 21 to 26 mph becoming east southeast in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph.

    High: 55 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Windy, with an east southeast wind 23 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 43 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. Windy, with an east southeast wind 22 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 47 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Windy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Windy, with an east southeast wind 18 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

    Low: 41 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Windy
    then Slight
    Chance
    Showers

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 51. East southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 51 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers after midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. East southeast wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 46 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. East wind 9 to 13 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 59 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Southwest wind 10 to 13 mph becoming south southeast in the evening.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Windy, with a west northwest wind 26 to 31 mph becoming north 32 to 37 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Windy, with a north wind 21 to 26 mph becoming east southeast in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Windy, with an east southeast wind 23 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Sunday
A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. Windy, with an east southeast wind 22 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Windy, with an east southeast wind 18 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 51. East southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Monday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. East southeast wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday
A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. East wind 9 to 13 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Southwest wind 10 to 13 mph becoming south southeast in the evening.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 65.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 61.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles SW White Sands NM
 32.33°N 106.54°W (Elev. 7966 ft)
9:47 pm MDT Apr 3, 2026
10pm MDT Apr 3, 2026-6pm MDT Apr 10, 2026
 
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