Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East

A significant, long-duration winter storm will bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Widespread travel disruptions, prolonged power outages, and vast tree damage is likely. Frigid temperatures, gusty winds, and dangerous wind chills will expand from the north-central US to the Southern Plains, MS Valley, and Midwest. Read More >

Current conditions at

Las Cruces, Las Cruces International Airport (KLRU)

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

Drizzle

49°F

9°C

Humidity	86%
Wind Speed	S 6 mph
Barometer	30.05 in
Dewpoint	45°F (7°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	46°F (8°C)
Last update	23 Jan 12:15 pm MST

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Extended Forecast for

5 Miles WSW White Sands NM

This Afternoon
High: 42 °F
Showers
Tonight
Low: 40 °F
Showers
Saturday
High: 40 °F
Rain/Snow
Saturday Night
Low: 26 °F
Windy.
Rain/Snow
then Snow
Showers
Sunday
High: 30 °F
Snow Showers
Likely then
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
Sunday Night
Low: 26 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 30 °F
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 25 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 35 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Showers. High near 42. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight

Showers. Steady temperature around 40. Southwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Saturday

Snow showers, possibly mixed with rain, mainly after 5pm. High near 40. South southwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Saturday Night

Rain, possibly mixed with snow showers, becoming all snow after 11pm. Low around 26. Windy, with a south southwest wind 21 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Sunday

Snow showers likely, mainly before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. Northwest wind 16 to 21 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 26. North wind around 11 mph.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 30. North northeast wind around 10 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. North northeast wind around 10 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. North wind 6 to 9 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 28.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 36.