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Current conditions at

Las Cruces, Las Cruces International Airport (KLRU)

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

Fair

98°F

37°C

Humidity 10%
Wind Speed W 17 G 24 mph
Barometer 29.84 in
Dewpoint 33°F (1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index93°F (34°C)
Last update 17 Jun 2:55 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles WSW White Sands NM

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. West wind 16 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    High: 84 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Windy, with a west wind 21 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

    Low: 65 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Windy
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Northwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west northwest 8 to 13 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 81 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Isolated
    T-storms

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 63. West northwest wind 8 to 16 mph becoming east in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 63 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Juneteenth

    Juneteenth: Sunny, with a high near 81. South southwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the morning.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Southwest wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 63 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 82. West wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 82 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 63. West wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    Low: 63 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 83. West wind 8 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    High: 83 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. West wind 16 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Windy, with a west wind 21 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Thursday
Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Northwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west northwest 8 to 13 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 63. West northwest wind 8 to 16 mph becoming east in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Juneteenth
Sunny, with a high near 81. South southwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the morning.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Southwest wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 82. West wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 63. West wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 83. West wind 8 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 62.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 84.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 85.
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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:
12:26 pm MDT Jun 17, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3pm MDT Jun 17, 2026-6pm MDT Jun 23, 2026
 
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