Observed 8:55 AM MDT at KLRU

Doña Ana, NM weather

Partly cloudy and 63°17°, rain ~4–7 PM (52%).

Forecasts differ

Now 63°17°

Partly sunny

Wind: 10 mph17 km/h; From the southeast. Gusts to 21 mph34 km/h around 3 PM
Dew point: 51°11°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; High 1–3 PM · peak 6
Air quality: 20Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.07 inHg1018 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+0.9 hPa in 3 h

Light rain starting around 7:15 AM.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

3°2° cooler than this time yesterday (66°19° then, 63°17° now)

Good hours for

Dry until 3 PM
High 75°24° today at 2 PM
Rain and storms today 3–10 PM (50%, 0.38 in9.7 mm)
Below 70°21° tonight after 6 PM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 9 AM

This morningUp to 70°21° by 11 AM · rain chance 10% · Clear
This afternoonNear 72°22° · Rain 3–6 PM (50%)
TonightDown to 56°13° by 5 AM · Storms 6–10 PM (50%)
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 72°22° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 55°13° by 4 AM · rain chance 20% · Partly cloudy
Monday morningNear 57°14° · Cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 9a	Mostly sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	75%	23%	1
Sat 10a	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	67°19°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	68%	36%	3
Sat 11a	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	70°21°	10%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	63%	13%	4
Sat 12p	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	72°22°	10%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	59%	10%	5
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	73°23°	10%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	55%	25%	6
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	75°24°	10%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph31 km/h	52%	24%	6
Sat 3p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 75°24° to 80°27°)	75°24°	30%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	50%	28%	5
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 80°27°)	73°23°	50%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	53%	21%	4
Sat 5p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 80°27°)	72°22°	50%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	55%	74%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 76°24°)	69°21°	50%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	63%	41%	1
Sat 7p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	66°19°	40%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	73%	72%	0
Sat 8p	Thunderstorms	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	63°17°	40%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	81%	86%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	62°17°	20%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	81%	44%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	61°16°	20%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	84%	75%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	60°16°	10%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	84%	29%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	60°16°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	84%	70%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	59°15°	10%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	37%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	87%	19%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	90%	22%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	86%	29%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	90%	24%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	86%	23%	0
Sun 7a	Partly sunny	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	55°13°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	90%	69%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	56°13°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	68%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	61°16°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	75%	76%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	64°18°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	70%	66%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	63%	30%	4
Sun 12p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	68°20°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	61%	67%	5
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	70°21°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	55%	44%	6
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	71°22°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	51%	30%	6
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	72°22°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	49%	33%	5
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 77°25°)	72°22°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	48%	57%	3
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	49%	49%	2
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°)	68°20°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	57%	52%	1
Sun 7p	Mostly clear	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 71°22°)	64°18°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	67%	68%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	62°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	75%	24%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	61°16°	10%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	75%	23%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	78%	18%	0
Sun 11p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	80%	19%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	59°15°	20%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	17%	0
Mon 1a	Showers	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	57°14°	20%	1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	83%	63%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	20%	1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	85%	81%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	20%	1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	89%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	20%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	87%	95%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	20%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	88%	89%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	55°13°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	86%	85%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	56°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	83%	89%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly cloudy	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	58°14°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	79%	93%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 54°12°. Typical 77°25° / 45°7°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  50% chance · 0.36 in9.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Thunderstorms, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.3 in7.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Scattered showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 72 in the afternoon. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind 0 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
54°12°–59°15°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 45°7°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 53°12°. Typical 77°25° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 55°13°
  20% chance
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. South wind 0 to 7 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. North northeast wind around 2 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
53°12°–58°14°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 44°7°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 72°22°, low 52°11°. Typical 76°24° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 72. East wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. East wind around 2 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
52°11°–57°14°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 44°7°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 52°11°. Typical 76°24° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74. South southeast wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Southeast wind around 2 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
71°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
51°11°–59°15°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 44°7°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h
UV peak
6
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 53°12°. Typical 76°24° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77. East southeast wind around 3 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
74°23°–80°27°
Low, likely
47°8°–59°15°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 43°6°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 75°24°, low 53°12°. Typical 75°24° / 43°6°. Rain 0.22 in5.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 72°22°
  30% chance · 0.13 in3.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–76°24°
Low, likely
53°12°–59°15°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 43°6°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 71°22°, low 52°11°. Typical 75°24° / 42°6°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 69°21°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 57°14°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
52°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 42°6°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 56°13°. Typical 74°23° / 42°6°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 64°18°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  40% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–71°22°
Low, likely
55°13°–58°14°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 42°6°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
6
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 55°13°. Typical 74°23° / 42°6°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–71°22°
Low, likely
49°9°–61°16°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 42°6°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 54°12°. Typical 74°23° / 41°5°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
49°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 41°5°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 77°, low 54°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 73°, low 53°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 72°, low 52°.
Rest of week
Highs 65–77°; chance of precipitation on Thursday, Friday.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Rio Grande below Leasburg Dam

8.3 mi

Level: 1.3 ft
Flow: 3,350 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:05 AM · NWS gauge page

Rio Grande near Mesilla

13 mi

Level: 4.6 ft
Flow: 138 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Rio Grande at Hayners Bridge near Rincon

19 mi

Level: 4.4 ft
Flow: 1,310 cfs

Reading from Sat 8 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 79% less heating than a typical week.

This week 8Typical 37

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 51°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–11:00 AM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

State University · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1892–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is about typical for the date.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 5°3° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−7°−4°SunOct 18
−3°−2°MonOct 19
+6°+3°TueOct 20
+8°+4°WedOct 21
+11°+6°ThuOct 22
+12°+7°FriOct 23
+11°+6°SatOct 24

Doña Ana weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 6 min; Losing 1 min 48 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 5 min less
Golden hour: 5:50–6:39 PM; Morning 7:02–7:51 AM
Blue hour: 6:39–6:49 PM; Morning 6:53–7:02 AM; first light 6:53 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 2–4 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:39 AM · rises 5:21 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking east from Doña Ana. The highest point on the skyline is about 8,800 ft, 15 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.