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

Los Alamos Airport (KLAM)

Lat: 35.88°NLon: 106.27°WElev: 7171ft.

Fair

70°F

21°C

Humidity 47%
Wind Speed Vrbl 5 mph
Barometer 30.47 in
Dewpoint 49°F (9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 21 Aug 8:55 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles WNW Cochiti Lake NM

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 94. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

    High: 94 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 67 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 91. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 91 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable  in the evening.

    Low: 67 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 92. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 92 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.

    Low: 67 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

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

    High: 97 °F

    Hot

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.

    Low: 68 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 96.

    High: 96 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 94. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 91. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 92. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Monday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 96.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 96.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 96.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles WNW Cochiti Lake NM
 35.67°N 106.42°W (Elev. 5797 ft)
6:02 am MDT Aug 21, 2026
9am MDT Aug 21, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 27, 2026
 
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