Current conditions at

Las Cruces, Las Cruces International Airport (KLRU)

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

Fair and Windy

78°F

26°C

Humidity 7%
Wind Speed W 33 G 39 mph
Barometer 29.90 in
Dewpoint 10°F (-12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index76°F (24°C)
Last update 14 Mar 4:35 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles WSW White Sands NM

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

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 65. Windy, with a west wind 26 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph.

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Windy, with a west wind 26 to 31 mph decreasing to 16 to 21 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 49 mph.

    Low: 48 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Windy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 64. West wind 11 to 16 mph becoming northwest 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.

    High: 64 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. North wind 17 to 22 mph becoming east northeast 7 to 12 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.

    Low: 37 °F

    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 39. South southwest wind 9 to 11 mph becoming northeast after midnight.

    Low: 39 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 62. Northeast wind 7 to 9 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 62 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 50. West southwest wind 7 to 9 mph becoming north after midnight.

    Low: 50 °F

    Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 71. North wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 71 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 65. Windy, with a west wind 26 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Windy, with a west wind 26 to 31 mph decreasing to 16 to 21 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 49 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 64. West wind 11 to 16 mph becoming northwest 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. North wind 17 to 22 mph becoming east northeast 7 to 12 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 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 39. South southwest wind 9 to 11 mph becoming northeast after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 62. Northeast wind 7 to 9 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 50. West southwest wind 7 to 9 mph becoming north after midnight.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 71. North wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 74.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 54.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 76.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles WSW White Sands NM
 32.35°N 106.57°W (Elev. 8068 ft)
4:11 pm MDT Mar 14, 2026
4pm MDT Mar 14, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 20, 2026
 
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