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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Las Cruces, Las Cruces International Airport (KLRU)

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

Fair

48°F

9°C

Humidity 24%
Wind Speed W 9 mph
Barometer 29.93 in
Dewpoint 13°F (-11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill44°F (7°C)
Last update 17 Apr 5:15 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SW White Sands NM

Red Flag Warning April 17, 12:00pm until April 17, 08:00pm
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Red Flag Warning

  • Today

    Today: Patchy blowing dust after noon. Sunny, with a high near 62. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph increasing to 26 to 31 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph.

    High: 62 °F

    Windy. Sunny
    then Patchy
    Blowing Dust

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph becoming west northwest 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph.

    Low: 43 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Windy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 57. North wind 13 to 21 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    High: 57 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Windy, with an east wind 16 to 21 mph increasing to 23 to 28 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Windy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 53. Windy, with an east southeast wind 22 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

    High: 53 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. East southeast wind 15 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    Low: 44 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 61. East wind 11 to 14 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 61 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. South southeast wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 67. Southeast wind 10 to 14 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    High: 67 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy blowing dust after noon. Sunny, with a high near 62. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph increasing to 26 to 31 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 43. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph becoming west northwest 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 57. North wind 13 to 21 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Windy, with an east wind 16 to 21 mph increasing to 23 to 28 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 53. Windy, with an east southeast wind 22 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. East southeast wind 15 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 61. East wind 11 to 14 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49. South southeast wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 67. Southeast wind 10 to 14 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 67.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 63. Windy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles SW White Sands NM
 32.33°N 106.54°W (Elev. 7966 ft)
Last Update:
12:26 am MDT Apr 17, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5am MDT Apr 17, 2026-6pm MDT Apr 23, 2026
 
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