Heavy Snow and Disruptive Ice in the Upper Midwest; Severe Thunderstorms in the Southern Plains

A late season winter storm will produce a combination of heavy snow and disruptive ice starting this evening in the Northern Plains and moving into the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes by tonight continuing through Thursday. Severe thunderstorms will likely produce severe wind gusts, large hail, a few tornadoes, and heavy rainfall across the southern and central Plains today. Read More >

Current conditions at

Las Cruces, Las Cruces International Airport (KLRU)

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

Fair

62°F

17°C

Humidity 42%
Wind Speed S 3 mph
Barometer 29.98 in
Dewpoint 38°F (3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 1 Apr 7:55 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

Las Cruces NM

  • Today

    Today: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 4pm.  Patchy blowing dust after 1pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 76. Windy, with a west southwest wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.

    High: 76 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Chance
    Showers and
    Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy blowing dust before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 49. West wind 15 to 20 mph becoming light. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

    Low: 49 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 11 to 16 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 82 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 52 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 82. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 82 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. West wind 8 to 11 mph becoming north in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 50 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 74. North wind 7 to 10 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 74 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. East southeast wind around 8 mph.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers.  Partly sunny, with a high near 69. East southeast wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 69 °F

    Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 4pm. Patchy blowing dust after 1pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 76. Windy, with a west southwest wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.
Tonight
Patchy blowing dust before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 49. West wind 15 to 20 mph becoming light. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 82. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 11 to 16 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 82. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. West wind 8 to 11 mph becoming north in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 74. North wind 7 to 10 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. East southeast wind around 8 mph.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. East southeast wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Las Cruces NM
 32.34°N 106.73°W (Elev. 4199 ft)
6:27 am MDT Apr 1, 2026
8am MDT Apr 1, 2026-6pm MDT Apr 7, 2026
 
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