Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall for the Southwest; Heat Spreads Across the Center of the Nation

Moisture will continue to move into areas of the West. This will increase showers and thunderstorms coverage and intensity, with the risk of flash flooding and damaging wind gusts. Meanwhile, heat across the Southwest will expand into the center of the nation this weekend into early next week. Trends favor this heat will spread across the Ohio Valley, mid-Atlantic next week. Read More >

Current conditions at

Las Cruces, Las Cruces International Airport (KLRU)

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

Fair

83°F

28°C

Humidity 31%
Wind Speed SE 8 mph
Barometer 30.23 in
Dewpoint 50°F (10°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index81°F (27°C)
Last update 29 Aug 9:15 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SE Hatch NM

  • Today

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

    High: 101 °F

    Hot

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. South southeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm  after midnight.

    Low: 71 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

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

    High: 101 °F

    Hot

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. South wind 6 to 8 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

    Low: 70 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 99. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable.

    High: 99 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. West southwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

    Low: 68 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 98. North northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm.

    High: 98 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. West southwest wind 3 to 5 mph.

    Low: 69 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 99. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 99 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 71. South southeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. South wind 6 to 8 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 99. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. West southwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 98. North northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. West southwest wind 3 to 5 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 99. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 100.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 100.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles SE Hatch NM
 32.65°N 107.14°W (Elev. 4199 ft)
5:10 am MDT Aug 29, 2026
9am MDT Aug 29, 2026-6pm MDT Sep 4, 2026
 
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