Extreme Heat Across the Southern U.S.; Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest

Dangerous heat will remain across portions of the southern U.S. through the weekend. A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Severe thunderstorms will produce damaging winds and heavy rainfall over portions of the northern/central Plains into the mid/upper-Mississippi Valleys today. Read More >

Current conditions at

Truth Or Consequences, Truth Or Consequences Municipal Airport (KTCS)

Lat: 33.24°NLon: 107.27°WElev: 4849ft.

Fair

83°F

28°C

Humidity 32%
Wind Speed N 7 mph
Barometer 30.13 in (1009.7 mb)
Dewpoint 50°F (10°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index81°F (27°C)
Last update 30 Jul 7:53 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

Elephant Butte NM

  • Today

    Today: Sunny and hot, with a high near 105. North northeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm.

    High: 105 °F

    Hot

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. South southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

    Low: 76 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 105. North northeast wind 5 to 9 mph.

    High: 105 °F

    Hot

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. West wind 7 to 10 mph becoming north in the evening.

    Low: 75 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. North northeast wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light and variable. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 101 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm  after midnight.

    Low: 70 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 98. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 98 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. South southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.

    Low: 71 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Light southwest wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning.

    High: 101 °F

    Hot

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny and hot, with a high near 105. North northeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. South southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Friday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 105. North northeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. West wind 7 to 10 mph becoming north in the evening.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. North northeast wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light and variable. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Saturday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 98. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. South southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Monday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Light southwest wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 101.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 99.
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Point Forecast:
Elephant Butte NM
 33.14°N 107.25°W (Elev. 4344 ft)
5:16 am MDT Jul 30, 2026
8am MDT Jul 30, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 5, 2026
 
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