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Current conditions at

Las Cruces, Las Cruces International Airport (KLRU)

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

Fair

72°F

22°C

Humidity 12%
Wind Speed SE 16 G 22 mph
Barometer 30.12 in
Dewpoint 17°F (-8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 18 Apr 5:15 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SW White Sands NM

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Windy, with an east southeast wind 21 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

    Low: 40 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Windy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 53. Windy, with an east southeast wind 21 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

    High: 53 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Windy
    then Slight
    Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Southeast wind 13 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    Low: 44 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 63. East wind 8 to 11 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

    High: 63 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. East southeast wind 10 to 13 mph.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Southeast wind 9 to 13 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    High: 69 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southwest wind 14 to 20 mph.

    Low: 52 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Windy, with a west southwest wind 17 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

    High: 67 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Sunny
    and Windy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

    Low: 49 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Windy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Windy, with an east southeast wind 21 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 53. Windy, with an east southeast wind 21 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Southeast wind 13 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 63. East wind 8 to 11 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49. East southeast wind 10 to 13 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Southeast wind 9 to 13 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southwest wind 14 to 20 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Windy, with a west southwest wind 17 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 63. Windy.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Windy.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 64. Windy.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 63.
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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 pm MDT Apr 18, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5pm MDT Apr 18, 2026-6pm MDT Apr 25, 2026
 
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