Heavy Snow and Disruptive Ice in the Upper Midwest; Severe Thunderstorms in the Southern Plains

A late season winter storm will produce a combination of heavy snow and disruptive ice starting this evening in the Northern Plains and moving into the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes by tonight continuing through Thursday. Severe thunderstorms will likely produce severe wind gusts, large hail, a few tornadoes, and heavy rainfall across the southern and central Plains today. Read More >

Current conditions at

Las Cruces, Las Cruces International Airport (KLRU)

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

Partly Cloudy and Breezy

71°F

22°C

Humidity	29%
Wind Speed	SW 22 G 36 mph
Barometer	29.97 in
Dewpoint	37°F (3°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	1 Apr 12:15 pm MDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

13 Miles WNW Fairacres NM

This Afternoon
High: 75 °F
Slight Chance
Showers and
Windy
Tonight
Low: 48 °F
Patchy
Blowing Dust
and Windy
then Clear
Thursday
High: 80 °F
Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 51 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: 81 °F
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 50 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 73 °F
Partly Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 51 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 71 °F
Chance
Showers

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A slight chance of showers between 1pm and 5pm. Patchy blowing dust. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Windy, with a west wind 29 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight

Patchy blowing dust before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 48. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 80. West southwest wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 51. West wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 81. West wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. West wind 14 to 17 mph becoming north northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

Saturday

Partly sunny, with a high near 73. North wind 11 to 18 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. East southeast wind 8 to 11 mph.