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.

Thunderstorm in Vicinity

99°F

37°C

Humidity 16%
Wind Speed S 12 G 18 mph
Barometer 30.19 in
Dewpoint 45°F (7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index95°F (35°C)
Last update 21 Aug 1:35 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles SSE Bent NM

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 5pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Southwest wind around 7 mph becoming east northeast.

    High: 83 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of rain between 9pm and 10pm.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 63. East southeast wind 6 to 11 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 63 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 82 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Southwest wind 5 to 11 mph becoming east southeast in the evening.

    Low: 63 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 83. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning.

    High: 83 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65. South southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming east southeast in the evening.

    Low: 65 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. West southwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming east southeast in the evening.

    Low: 67 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 85. East southeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming west in the morning.

    High: 85 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Southwest wind around 7 mph becoming east northeast.
Tonight
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of rain between 9pm and 10pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 63. East southeast wind 6 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Southwest wind 5 to 11 mph becoming east southeast in the evening.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 83. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 65. South southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming east southeast in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 84. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. West southwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming east southeast in the evening.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 85. East southeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming west in the morning.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 85.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Sunny, with a high near 84.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles SSE Bent NM
 33.06°N 105.86°W (Elev. 7470 ft)
1:01 pm MDT Aug 21, 2026
1pm MDT Aug 21, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 27, 2026
 
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