Tracking a Winter Storm; Unusual Early-Season Heat Wave in the Southwest

A major winter storm will organize across the Northern Plains today and then rapidly strengthen as it moves into the Great Lakes on Sunday. Heavy snow and blowing snow are likely to persist over the Great Lakes into Monday night. Dry and gusty winds will produce a critical fire risk across the central/southern Plains. An early heatwave will begin to intensify over the western U.S. into next week. Read More >

Current conditions at

Los Alamos Airport (KLAM)

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

Fair

67°F

19°C

Humidity 10%
Wind Speed SW 13 G 26 mph
Barometer 29.91 in
Dewpoint 9°F (-13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 14 Mar 3:15 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

10 Miles WNW Cochiti Lake NM

High Wind Watch March 15, 03:00am until March 15, 04:00pm
Red Flag Warning March 15, 09:00am until March 15, 08:00pm
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High Wind Watch
Red Flag Warning
  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. West wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 66 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 39 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Patchy blowing dust. Sunny, with a high near 50. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

    High: 50 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Windy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph decreasing to 5 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 24 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. West wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 54 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.

    Low: 35 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 68.

    High: 68 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.

    Low: 44 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 76.

    High: 76 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. West wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Sunday
Patchy blowing dust. Sunny, with a high near 50. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph decreasing to 5 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. West wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 68.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 76.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 79.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 48.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 79.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
10 Miles WNW Cochiti Lake NM
 35.73°N 106.48°W (Elev. 7812 ft)
2:15 pm MDT Mar 14, 2026
3pm MDT Mar 14, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 20, 2026
 
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