Snow Squalls May Impact New Year's Eve Travel from the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic; Heavy Rain & Isolated Severe Thunderstorms in Southern California

Snow squalls are likely to cross the Lower Great Lakes this evening and the Ohio Valley through the interior Northeast/northern Mid-Atlantic overnight, before potentially reaching the I-95 corridor from D.C. to New York City early New Year’s Day morning. Heavy rain and isolated severe thunderstorms will impact coastal southern California including Los Angeles tonight into early on New Year's Day. Read More >

Current conditions at

Las Cruces, Las Cruces International Airport (KLRU)

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

Fair

54°F

12°C

Humidity 26%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.28 in
Dewpoint 20°F (-7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 31 Dec 12:55 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

8 Miles SSW Salem NM

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 6 mph.

    High: 61 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly between 1am and 5am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. South southwest wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Showers

  • New Year's Day

    New Year's Day: A 20 percent chance of showers before 8am.  Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 66. West wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

    High: 66 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. West southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 40 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 65. West wind 8 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. West wind 6 to 11 mph becoming north after midnight.

    Low: 36 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 63. North wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable  in the afternoon.

    High: 63 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 38 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Calm wind becoming south southwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 66 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 6 mph.
Tonight
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly between 1am and 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. South southwest wind around 6 mph.
New Year's Day
A 20 percent chance of showers before 8am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 66. West wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 40. West southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 65. West wind 8 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 36. West wind 6 to 11 mph becoming north after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 63. North wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Light and variable wind.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Calm wind becoming south southwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 67.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
8 Miles SSW Salem NM
 32.59°N 107.29°W (Elev. 4505 ft)
11:59 am MST Dec 31, 2025
1pm MST Dec 31, 2025-6pm MST Jan 6, 2026
 
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