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

Los Alamos Airport (KLAM)

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

Fair

51°F

11°C

Humidity 22%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.13 in
Dewpoint 13°F (-11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 8 May 7:55 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

Truchas NM

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 70. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 70 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. West wind around 5 mph becoming southeast after midnight.

    Low: 37 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 73. South wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

    High: 73 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. West wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east after midnight.

    Low: 38 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 71. East wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

    High: 71 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 77.

    High: 77 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 42.

    Low: 42 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 80.

    High: 80 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 70. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 37. West wind around 5 mph becoming southeast after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 73. South wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. West wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 71. East wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 35.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 77.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 42.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 80.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
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Point Forecast:
Truchas NM
 36.04°N 105.82°W (Elev. 7969 ft)
6:02 am MDT May 8, 2026
8am MDT May 8, 2026-6pm MDT May 14, 2026
 
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