Observed 4:35 AM MDT at KLRU

Las Cruces, NM weather

Clear and 60°16°, rain ~6–9 PM (77%).

Forecasts agree

Now 60°16°

Clear

Wind: 5 mph8 km/h; From the south-southeast. Up to 8 mph13 km/h through 5 PM
Dew point: 51°11°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; High 12–3 PM · peak 6
Air quality: 20Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.06 inHg1018 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

Light rain now, through the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

7°4° cooler than this time yesterday (67°19° then, 60°16° now)

Good hours for

Rain until 6 AM (30%)
Dry break today 6 AM–4 PM
Above 70°21° today by 10 AM
Rain and storms today 4 PM–midnight (80%, 1.5 in37 mm)
Rain tomorrow 2–10 PM (70%, 1.2 in29 mm)

This morningUp to 74°23° by 11 AM · Rain 5–6 AM (30%)
This afternoonNear 77°25° · Rain 4–6 PM (40%)
TonightDown to 59°15° by 5 AM · Storms 6 PM–midnight (80%)
Tomorrow morningUp to 71°22° by 11 AM · rain chance 20% · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 72°22° · Rain 2–6 PM (50%)
Tomorrow nightDown to 57°14° by 4 AM · Rain 6–10 PM (70%)

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Fri 5a	Clear	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	81%	4%	0
Fri 6a	Clear	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	78%	4%	0
Fri 7a	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	81%	15%	0
Fri 8a	Sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	78%	13%	0
Fri 9a	Sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	68%	11%	1
Fri 10a	Sunny	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	57%	10%	2
Fri 11a	Sunny	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	51%	11%	4
Fri 12p	Sunny	76°24° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	76°24°	5%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	48%	9%	6
Fri 1p	Sunny	78°26° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	78°26°	5%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	45%	16%	6
Fri 2p	Sunny	79°26° (likely 79°26° to 83°28°)	79°26°	10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	44%	25%	6
Fri 3p	Sunny	79°26° (likely 79°26° to 83°28°)	79°26°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	44%	49%	4
Fri 4p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 78°26° to 83°28°)	78°26°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	45%	68%	3
Fri 5p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 72°22° to 82°28°)	77°25°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	47%	74%	1
Fri 6p	Clear	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 77°25°)	74°23°	50%, 0.24 in6.1 mm	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	53%	43%	0
Fri 7p	Mostly clear	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 73°23°)	70°21°	80%, 0.24 in6.1 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	68%	53%	0
Fri 8p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 71°22°)	66°19°	60%, 0.24 in6.1 mm	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	81%	64%	0
Fri 9p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 69°21°)	64°18°	50%, 0.24 in6.1 mm	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	87%	70%	0
Fri 10p	Thunderstorms	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	64°18°	30%, 0.24 in6.1 mm	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	87%	84%	0
Fri 11p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	63°17°	20%, 0.24 in6.1 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	87%	76%	0
Sat 12a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	90%	65%	0
Sat 1a	Clear	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	90%	27%	0
Sat 2a	Clear	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	90%	29%	0
Sat 3a	Clear	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	87%	19%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	90%	11%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	93%	19%	0
Sat 6a	Mostly clear	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	20%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	90%	23%	0
Sat 7a	Mostly sunny	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	58°14°	10%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	93%	19%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	59°15°	10%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	90%	12%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	81%	13%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	70%	15%	3
Sat 11a	Sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	71°22°	10%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	59%	14%	4
Sat 12p	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	72°22°	10%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	57%	25%	5
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 79°26°)	73°23°	20%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	55%	27%	6
Sat 2p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 80°27°)	74°23°	20%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	51%	20%	6
Sat 3p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 80°27°)	74°23°	40%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	51%	55%	5
Sat 4p	Rain	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 79°26°)	73°23°	50%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	51%	67%	4
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 77°25°)	71°22°	50%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	55%	52%	2
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 74°23°)	68°20°	70%, 0.23 in5.8 mm	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	63%	62%	1
Sat 7p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 60°16° to 72°22°)	66°19°	70%, 0.23 in5.8 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	73%	68%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 69°21°)	63°17°	50%, 0.23 in5.8 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	81%	39%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°)	62°17°	30%, 0.23 in5.8 mm	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	81%	75%	0
Sat 10p	Drizzle	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°)	61°16°	10%, 0.23 in5.8 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	81%	69%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 65°18°)	60°16°	10%, 0.23 in5.8 mm	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	84%	53%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 65°18°)	60°16°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	84%	50%	0
Sun 1a	Showers	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 65°18°)	59°15°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	87%	42%	0
Sun 2a	Showers	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 64°18°)	58°14°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	87%	43%	0
Sun 3a	Showers	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 64°18°)	58°14°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	87%	47%	0
Sun 4a	Showers	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	57°14°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	87%	60%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 23. Mostly sunny. High 81°27°, low 61°16°. Typical 77°25° / 45°7°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Thunderstorms, 66°19°
  80% chance · 1.4 in37 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 59°15°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Official NWS forecast
Today: Scattered showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Sunny. High near 81, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. South wind 1 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Southeast wind around 1 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
81°27°–83°28°
Low, likely
60°16°–62°17°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 45°7°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Thunderstorms. High 77°25°, low 55°13°. Typical 77°25° / 45°7°. Storms 0.12 in3 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 74°23°
  50% chance · 0.36 in9.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  70% chance · 1.4 in35 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 57°14°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 77. South southeast wind 2 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 9pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Southeast wind 0 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–80°27°
Low, likely
55°13°–61°16°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 45°7°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
UV peak
6
Sunday, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 53°12°. Typical 77°25° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before noon, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Southeast wind 0 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Northeast wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
53°12°–59°15°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 44°7°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 52°11°. Typical 76°24° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. East northeast wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. East northeast wind around 2 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–75°24°
Low, likely
52°11°–60°16°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 44°7°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 73°23°, low 53°12°. Typical 76°24° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–76°24°
Low, likely
52°11°–60°16°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 44°7°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
6
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 75°24°, low 55°13°. Typical 76°24° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
72°22°–78°26°
Low, likely
46°8°–61°16°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 43°6°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 75°24°, low 54°12°. Typical 75°24° / 43°6°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  40% chance · 0.17 in4.4 mm
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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–59°15°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 43°6°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 55°13°. Typical 75°24° / 42°6°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  40% chance · 0.08 in1.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
50°10°–59°15°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 42°6°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
6
Saturday, Oct 31. Mostly sunny. High 68°20°, low 52°11°. Typical 74°23° / 42°6°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
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
66°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 42°6°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
6
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 54°12°. Typical 74°23° / 42°6°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.13 in3.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  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
64°18°–76°24°
Low, likely
53°12°–55°13°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 42°6°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 81°, low 61°.
Tomorrow
49% chance of rain, high 77°, low 55°, cooling off.
Sunday
Dry, high 73°, low 53°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 68–75°; chance of precipitation on Friday.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

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For your home

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

Cooling this week

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Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 51°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 6:00 AM–11:00 AM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

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

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 4°2° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 1° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

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−3°−2°MonOct 19
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Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 8 min; Losing 1 min 48 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 7 min less
Golden hour: 5:51–6:40 PM; Morning 7:01–7:50 AM
Blue hour: 6:40–6:50 PM; Morning 6:52–7:01 AM; first light 6:52 AM

Stars tonight? Good

Clear 5:08–6:52 AM; moon 91% lit but below the horizon.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

91% lit · growing

Today: sets 4:36 AM · rises 4:51 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking east from Las Cruces. The highest point on the skyline is about 8,800 ft, 13 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.