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

Santa Rosa Route 66 Airport (KSXU)

Lat: 34.94°NLon: 104.64°WElev: 4791ft.

Fair

72°F

22°C

Humidity 20%
Wind Speed NE 15 mph
Barometer 29.91 in
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 9 May 11:35 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

Fort Sumner NM

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. North wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 57 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 73. Breezy, with a northeast wind 15 to 25 mph.

    High: 73 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Patchy fog after 3am.  Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 42. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light east  after midnight.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Monday

    Monday: Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 83. Light and variable wind becoming south 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 83 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 51. South wind 5 to 15 mph.

    Low: 51 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.

    High: 97 °F

    Hot

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.

    Low: 56 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 95.

    High: 95 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.

    Low: 60 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. North wind 10 to 15 mph.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 73. Breezy, with a northeast wind 15 to 25 mph.
Sunday Night
Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 42. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light east after midnight.
Monday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 83. Light and variable wind becoming south 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 51. South wind 5 to 15 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 95.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 94.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 96.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 95.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Fort Sumner NM
 34.47°N 104.24°W (Elev. 4081 ft)
11:02 pm MDT May 9, 2026
11pm MDT May 9, 2026-6pm MDT May 16, 2026
 
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