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
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles WSW Organ NM

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A slight chance of showers between 1pm and 5pm.  Patchy blowing dust after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 74 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers and
    Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy blowing dust before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 48. West southwest wind 18 to 23 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

    Low: 48 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    then Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 78. Southwest wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. West southwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 52 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 80. West wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 80 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. West wind 10 to 13 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 50 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 72. North wind 8 to 10 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 72 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. East southeast wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 52 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers.  Partly sunny, with a high near 69. East southeast wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 69 °F

    Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A slight chance of showers between 1pm and 5pm. Patchy blowing dust after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
Patchy blowing dust before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 48. West southwest wind 18 to 23 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 78. Southwest wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52. West southwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 80. West wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. West wind 10 to 13 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 72. North wind 8 to 10 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. East southeast wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Sunday
A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. East southeast wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 72.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles WSW Organ NM
 32.41°N 106.66°W (Elev. 4564 ft)
10:57 am MDT Apr 1, 2026
12pm MDT Apr 1, 2026-6pm MDT Apr 7, 2026
 
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