Heat Persists in the Southwest; Elevated to Critical Fire Weather in the Great Basin; Poor Air Quality in the West

Dangerous heat will persist across the Southwest U.S. through this week, easing by next week. The heat will focus further east in the Great Plains and Mississippi Valley beginning next week. Elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions will persist for the Great Basin today. Poor air quality lingers for the Northwest, Great Basin, Central Rockies into the Plains. Read More >

Current conditions at

Alamogordo-White (KALM)

Lat: 32.84°NLon: 105.99°WElev: 4150ft.

Fair

102°F

39°C

Humidity	13%
Wind Speed	S 9 mph
Barometer	29.97 in
Dewpoint	43°F (6°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	97°F (36°C)
Last update	4 Aug 2:35 pm MDT

More Information:

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

Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SSE Sunspot NM

This Afternoon
High: 76 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tonight
Low: 55 °F
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 74 °F
Sunny then
Isolated
T-storms
Wednesday Night
Low: 55 °F
Decreasing
Clouds
Thursday
High: 73 °F
Mostly Sunny
then T-storms
Likely
Thursday Night
Low: 54 °F
Scattered
T-storms then
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: 72 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
T-storms
Friday Night
Low: 52 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 72 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South southeast wind around 7 mph.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. East wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday

Isolated showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. East wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 55. East wind 5 to 8 mph.

Thursday

Showers and thunderstorms likely after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday Night

Scattered showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. East wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. East wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. East wind 5 to 7 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 71.