Current conditions at

Las Cruces, Las Cruces International Airport (KLRU)

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

Overcast

45°F

7°C

Humidity 92%
Wind Speed S 5 mph
Barometer 29.82 in
Dewpoint 43°F (6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill42°F (6°C)
Last update 7 Jan 9:55 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

White Sands NM

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers likely, mainly before 1am.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 43. Windy, with a west wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 43 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Chance
    Showers and
    Windy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 10 percent chance of showers after 5pm.  Sunny, with a high near 55. Windy, with a west wind 18 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph.

    High: 55 °F

    Windy. Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    Showers

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly between 8pm and 2am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. West southwest wind 20 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 36 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 51. West wind 11 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    High: 51 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25. North wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 49. North northeast wind around 6 mph.

    High: 49 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 27. Calm wind becoming north northeast around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 27 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 54. East wind 5 to 7 mph.

    High: 54 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 31 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers likely, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 43. Windy, with a west wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday
A 10 percent chance of showers after 5pm. Sunny, with a high near 55. Windy, with a west wind 18 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph.
Thursday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly between 8pm and 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. West southwest wind 20 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 51. West wind 11 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 25. North wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 49. North northeast wind around 6 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 27. Calm wind becoming north northeast around 5 mph after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 54. East wind 5 to 7 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 31. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 56.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 32.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 58.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 34.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 59.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
White Sands NM
 32.38°N 106.49°W (Elev. 4304 ft)
12:41 pm MST Jan 7, 2026
9pm MST Jan 7, 2026-6pm MST Jan 14, 2026
 
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