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.

Fair and Windy

72°F

22°C

Humidity	27%
Wind Speed	SW 28 G 40 mph
Barometer	29.97 in
Dewpoint	36°F (2°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	1 Apr 11:55 am MDT

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Extended Forecast for

4 Miles NNW Dona Ana NM

This Afternoon
High: 75 °F
Slight Chance
Showers and
Windy
Tonight
Low: 46 °F
Patchy
Blowing Dust
then Clear
Thursday
High: 79 °F
Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 50 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: 81 °F
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 48 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 75 °F
Partly Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 50 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 70 °F
Chance
Showers

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A slight chance of showers between 1pm and 5pm. Patchy blowing dust. Cloudy, with a high near 75. 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 46. West 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 79. North northwest wind 6 to 15 mph becoming southeast in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 50. West southwest wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 81. West wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. West wind 10 to 14 mph becoming north in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

Saturday

Partly sunny, with a high near 75. North wind 8 to 14 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. East southeast wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.