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Current conditions at

Las Cruces, Las Cruces International Airport (KLRU)

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

Fair

49°F

9°C

Humidity 31%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.06 in
Dewpoint 20°F (-7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 22 Jan 9:15 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SW White Sands NM

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 40 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: Showers. High near 42. Southwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    High: 42 °F

    Showers

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Showers, mainly before 2am. Low around 37. West southwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 37 °F

    Showers then
    Showers
    Likely

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Rain showers before 5pm, then rain, possibly mixed with snow showers. High near 41. South wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

    High: 41 °F

    Showers then
    Rain/Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Rain, possibly mixed with snow showers, becoming all snow after 8pm. Low around 31. Windy, with a south southwest wind 22 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    Low: 31 °F

    Windy.
    Rain/Snow
    then Snow
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Snow showers likely before 11am. Sunny, with a high near 33. West northwest wind 11 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 33 °F

    Snow Showers
    Likely then
    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25. North northwest wind around 11 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 31. North wind 6 to 10 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.

    High: 31 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. North wind 8 to 10 mph.

    Low: 27 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 40 percent chance of showers after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Friday
Showers. High near 42. Southwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Showers, mainly before 2am. Low around 37. West southwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday
Rain showers before 5pm, then rain, possibly mixed with snow showers. High near 41. South wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Saturday Night
Rain, possibly mixed with snow showers, becoming all snow after 8pm. Low around 31. Windy, with a south southwest wind 22 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Sunday
Snow showers likely before 11am. Sunny, with a high near 33. West northwest wind 11 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 25. North northwest wind around 11 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 31. North wind 6 to 10 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. North wind 8 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 36.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 29.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 38.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 37.
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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:
9:02 pm MST Jan 22, 2026
Forecast Valid:
9pm MST Jan 22, 2026-6pm MST Jan 29, 2026
 
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