Heat Builds in the West; Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Northwest

A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions are forecast from the Northwest and the northern Great Basin this weekend. Particularly Dangerous Situation Red Flag Warnings have been issued. Read More >

Current conditions at

Las Cruces, Las Cruces International Airport (KLRU)

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

Thunderstorm in Vicinity

73°F

23°C

Humidity	67%
Wind Speed	W 20 G 25 mph
Barometer	30.12 in
Dewpoint	62°F (17°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	1 Aug 8:15 pm MDT

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

9 Miles W Radium Springs NM

Tonight
Low: 69 °F
Chance
T-storms then
Partly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 96 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 72 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 100 °F
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 72 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 100 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 72 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 99 °F
Mostly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 71 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. East wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm after midnight. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming south southeast 5 to 8 mph in the morning.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 100. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 100. Light south southwest wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning.

Tuesday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. South southeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming north after midnight.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 99. East wind 5 to 9 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. South southeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 100.

Thursday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 99.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.