Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain Across the Central US; Wintry Mix in the Northern Plains and Northeast

Severe thunderstorms and flash flooding are possible across the central U.S. through Saturday. Large hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes are all possible. There is an increased threat for wildfire development in the southern to central High Plains. A wintry mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain are forecast across portions of the northern Plains and central New England into early Friday morning. Read More >

Current conditions at

Alamogordo-White (KALM)

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

Fair

63°F

17°C

Humidity 13%
Wind Speed SW 9 mph
Barometer 29.77 in
Dewpoint 10°F (-12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 5 Mar 6:55 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

Cloudcroft NM

Wind Advisory March 6, 02:00am until March 6, 02:00pm
Red Flag Warning March 6, 10:00am until March 6, 07:00pm
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Wind Advisory
Red Flag Warning
  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. West southwest wind around 24 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 42. Windy, with a west wind 21 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 42 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy then
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. West southwest wind 6 to 16 mph becoming east southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 27 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. East wind around 11 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    High: 46 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. East wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of rain and snow showers.  Sunny, with a high near 51. East southeast wind around 8 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 51 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. South southeast wind around 8 mph.

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly after 11am.  Sunny, with a high near 55. South southwest wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    High: 55 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. South southwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 30. West southwest wind around 24 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 42. Windy, with a west wind 21 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. West southwest wind 6 to 16 mph becoming east southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. East wind around 11 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. East wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Sunday
A slight chance of rain and snow showers. Sunny, with a high near 51. East southeast wind around 8 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 34. South southeast wind around 8 mph.
Monday
A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly after 11am. Sunny, with a high near 55. South southwest wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Monday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. South southwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Tuesday
A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 47.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 54.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 33.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 55.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Cloudcroft NM
 32.95°N 105.74°W (Elev. 8799 ft)
11:26 am MST Mar 5, 2026
7pm MST Mar 5, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 12, 2026
 
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