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Current conditions at

Las Cruces, Las Cruces International Airport (KLRU)

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

Overcast

65°F

18°C

Humidity 22%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.95 in
Dewpoint 25°F (-4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 9 Mar 11:35 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles WSW White Sands NM

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. West southwest wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 42 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Rain and snow showers before 2pm, then a chance of snow showers between 2pm and 5pm. Some thunder is also possible. Temperature falling to around 40 by noon. Windy, with a west wind 5 to 15 mph increasing to 18 to 28 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 46 °F⇓

    Showers then
    Snow Showers
    and Windy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Windy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph becoming west 11 to 16 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph.

    Low: 41 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Windy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 57. North wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 57 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 41. Northeast wind 11 to 14 mph becoming east southeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 41 °F

    Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 57. East wind 8 to 13 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 57 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 47. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

    Low: 47 °F

    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 63. North northwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 63 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. West wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 50 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. West southwest wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday
Rain and snow showers before 2pm, then a chance of snow showers between 2pm and 5pm. Some thunder is also possible. Temperature falling to around 40 by noon. Windy, with a west wind 5 to 15 mph increasing to 18 to 28 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Windy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph becoming west 11 to 16 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 57. North wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 41. Northeast wind 11 to 14 mph becoming east southeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 57. East wind 8 to 13 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 47. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 63. North northwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. West wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Windy.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 66.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles WSW White Sands NM
 32.35°N 106.57°W (Elev. 8068 ft)
Last Update:
10:12 pm MDT Mar 9, 2026
Forecast Valid:
11pm MDT Mar 9, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 16, 2026
 
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