Critical Fire Weather in the Plains; Severe Thunderstorms in the Upper Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes

Anomalously warm, dry and breezy conditions will bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions across portions of the Intermountain West into the central and southern Plains today. Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across portions of the upper Mississippi River Valley to the Great Lakes tonight through the day Tuesday. Damaging gusts, hail, and heavy rainfall are likely. Read More >

Current conditions at

Alamogordo-White (KALM)

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

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Humidity NA
Wind Speed NA
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Dewpoint N/A
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Extended Forecast for

La Luz NM

  • Today

    Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 84 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 54. West southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.

    Low: 54 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

    High: 80 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. South wind 6 to 10 mph.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers after noon.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. South wind 7 to 12 mph becoming west southwest 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 72 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before midnight.  Mostly clear, with a low around 44. West southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming south southeast 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 44 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 76. East southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    High: 76 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. South wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 51 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 78. South southeast wind 8 to 16 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 54. West southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 80. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. South wind 6 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. South wind 7 to 12 mph becoming west southwest 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers before midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 44. West southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming south southeast 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 76. East southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51. South wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 78. South southeast wind 8 to 16 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
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Point Forecast:
La Luz NM
 32.98°N 105.96°W (Elev. 4678 ft)
9:27 am MDT Mar 30, 2026
9am MDT Mar 30, 2026-6pm MDT Apr 5, 2026
 
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