Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall Across the South; Heat Spreads Across the West and Southern Plains

A couple of frontal boundaries will move east and south from the Plains to the Gulf and Atlantic coastlines. These boundaries will focus showers and thunderstorms through the weekend, with scattered severe thunderstorms from the Southern Plains and across the Gulf Coast states. Locally heavy rainfall may also occur, which may be welcome news across drought areas. Meanwhile, heat spreads westward. Read More >

Current conditions at

Sierra Blanca Regional Airport (KSRR)

Lat: 33.47°NLon: 105.53°WElev: 6759ft.

75°F

24°C

Humidity 11%
Wind Speed NW 7 G 21 mph
Barometer 30.15 in
Dewpoint 18°F (-8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 9 May 10:15 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SW Ruidoso NM

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 80. West wind 5 to 15 mph.

    High: 80 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light and variable  in the evening.

    Low: 57 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Partly sunny, with a high near 74. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

    High: 74 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 47 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 77 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 54.

    Low: 54 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 83.

    High: 83 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60.

    Low: 60 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.

    High: 83 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 80. West wind 5 to 15 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 57. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 54.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 83.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 82.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles SW Ruidoso NM
 33.34°N 105.69°W (Elev. 7198 ft)
6:01 am MDT May 9, 2026
10am MDT May 9, 2026-6pm MDT May 15, 2026
 
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