Snow Squalls May Impact New Year's Eve Travel from the Great Lakes to the Northeast; Heavy Rain Returns to California

An Alberta clipper will bring lake effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes, with the highest snow totals downwind of Lakes Erie and Ontario. Snow squalls may impact New Year's Eve travel during the evening and overnight hours across parts of the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, and Northeast. Heavy rain will bring a flash flooding threat for southern California on New Year's Eve into New Year's Day. Read More >

Current conditions at

Alamogordo-White (KALM)

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

Fair

27°F

-3°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed S 3 mph
Barometer 30.34 in
Dewpoint 27°F (-3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 31 Dec 4:55 am MST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles WSW Sunspot NM

  • Today

    Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Light and variable wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.

    High: 56 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Light and variable wind becoming west around 6 mph after midnight.

    Low: 39 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Showers

  • New Year's Day

    New Year's Day: A 20 percent chance of showers before 11am.  Partly sunny, with a high near 53. West wind 6 to 8 mph.

    High: 53 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. West wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 36 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 51. West northwest wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 51 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. North northwest wind around 7 mph.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 53. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the afternoon.

    High: 53 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 39 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. West southwest wind 3 to 5 mph.

    High: 54 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Light and variable wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.
Tonight
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Light and variable wind becoming west around 6 mph after midnight.
New Year's Day
A 20 percent chance of showers before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 53. West wind 6 to 8 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 36. West wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 51. West northwest wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 35. North northwest wind around 7 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 53. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Light and variable wind.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. West southwest wind 3 to 5 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 51.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles WSW Sunspot NM
 32.79°N 105.83°W (Elev. 8268 ft)
1:31 am MST Dec 31, 2025
5am MST Dec 31, 2025-6pm MST Jan 6, 2026
 
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