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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 and Breezy

72°F

22°C

Humidity 10%
Wind Speed W 21 G 28 mph
Barometer 29.90 in
Dewpoint 12°F (-11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 14 Mar 7:55 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SW White Sands NM

Fire Weather Watch March 15, 12:00pm until March 15, 06:00pm
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Fire Weather Watch

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Windy, with a west wind 31 to 36 mph decreasing to 22 to 27 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Windy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 66. Windy, with a west wind 18 to 25 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

    High: 66 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Windy, with a north wind 20 to 25 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 34 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Windy
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    High: 48 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. South southwest wind around 11 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 38 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 62. North northeast wind 7 to 10 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 62 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 50. West southwest wind 10 to 13 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 50 °F

    Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 70. North wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 70 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Northwest wind around 10 mph becoming south southwest in the evening.

    Low: 53 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Windy, with a west wind 31 to 36 mph decreasing to 22 to 27 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 66. Windy, with a west wind 18 to 25 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Windy, with a north wind 20 to 25 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38. South southwest wind around 11 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 62. North northeast wind 7 to 10 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 50. West southwest wind 10 to 13 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 70. North wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Northwest wind around 10 mph becoming south southwest in the evening.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 74.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 54.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 75.
Friday Night
Clear, with a low around 56.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 76.
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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:
4:11 pm MDT Mar 14, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8pm MDT Mar 14, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 21, 2026
 
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