Snow Squalls May Impact New Year's Eve Travel from the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic; Heavy Rain & Isolated Severe Thunderstorms in Southern California

Snow squalls are likely to cross the Lower Great Lakes this evening and the Ohio Valley through the interior Northeast/northern Mid-Atlantic overnight, before potentially reaching the I-95 corridor from D.C. to New York City early New Year’s Day morning. Heavy rain and isolated severe thunderstorms will impact coastal southern California including Los Angeles tonight into early on New Year's Day. Read More >

Current conditions at

Las Cruces, Las Cruces International Airport (KLRU)

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

Partly Cloudy

49°F

9°C

Humidity 49%
Wind Speed W 6 mph
Barometer 30.25 in
Dewpoint 30°F (-1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill46°F (8°C)
Last update 31 Dec 11:35 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

White Sands NM

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers after 2am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Light and variable wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph.

    Low: 48 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • New Year's Day

    New Year's Day: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 10am.  Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 68. Light west northwest wind becoming west 16 to 21 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

    High: 68 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. West wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 46 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 67. West wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

    High: 67 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.

    Low: 41 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 65. Light and variable wind.

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Calm wind.

    Low: 43 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph.

    High: 68 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. West southwest wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 47 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Light and variable wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph.
New Year's Day
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 10am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 68. Light west northwest wind becoming west 16 to 21 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46. West wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 67. West wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 41. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 65. Light and variable wind.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Calm wind.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. West southwest wind around 6 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 68.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
White Sands NM
 32.38°N 106.49°W (Elev. 4304 ft)
10:31 pm MST Dec 31, 2025
11pm MST Dec 31, 2025-6pm MST Jan 7, 2026
 
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