Dangerous Heat over the South-Central and Southwest U.S. Through Next Week

Dangerous heat persists across the Desert Southwest through this weekend and across the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley through at least the middle of next week. Numerous daily record high temperatures are expected through at least Tuesday for much of Texas and Oklahoma as well as portions of Louisiana, New Mexico, and Arizona. Read More >

Current conditions at

Alamogordo-White (KALM)

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

Fair

84°F

29°C

Humidity 23%
Wind Speed W 6 G 20 mph
Barometer 30.20 in
Dewpoint 43°F (6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index81°F (27°C)
Last update 21 Aug 10:55 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles E Cloudcroft NM

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 56. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 56 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 3pm and 4pm.  Increasing clouds, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 80 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.

    Low: 50 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 82 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. South southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.

    Low: 51 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 84. West southwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.

    Low: 54 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming east southeast 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 83 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.

    Low: 52 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 56. Light and variable wind.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 3pm and 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51. South southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 84. West southwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming east southeast 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 83.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Thursday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles E Cloudcroft NM
 32.96°N 105.63°W (Elev. 7995 ft)
10:56 pm MDT Aug 21, 2026
11pm MDT Aug 21, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 28, 2026
 
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