Severe Thunderstorms in the Midwest and Arizona; Heat Continues in the Southeast and Southwest

Thunderstorms, some severe, may lead to scattered instances of flash flooding across the Midwest and Ohio Valley and southern Arizona. The threat will shift to the Mid-Atlantic coast on Thursday. Dangerous heat persists in the South and Southeast while building into the Southwest. Overnight lows will be so warm that little-to-no relief from the scorching daytime highs will be available. Read More >

Current conditions at

Las Cruces, Las Cruces International Airport (KLRU)

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

Fair

99°F

37°C

Humidity 9%
Wind Speed E 3 mph
Barometer 30.05 in
Dewpoint 31°F (-1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index94°F (34°C)
Last update 19 Aug 5:35 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

Dona Ana NM

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 72 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm.  Increasing clouds and hot, with a high near 102. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 102 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 72. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 72 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 102. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 102 °F

    Hot

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. East southeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 72 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 102. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 102 °F

    Hot

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 72 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 101 °F

    Hot

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. South southeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 72 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Increasing clouds and hot, with a high near 102. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 72. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 102. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 72. East southeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 102. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 72. South southeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 101.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 72.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 101.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 72.
Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 101.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Dona Ana NM
 32.38°N 106.81°W (Elev. 3924 ft)
1:11 pm MDT Aug 19, 2026
5pm MDT Aug 19, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 26, 2026
 
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