Observed 2:35 AM MDT at KLRU

Mesilla, NM weather

Partly cloudy and 60°16°, storms ~5–7 PM (52%).

Mostly agree

Now 60°16°

Partly cloudy

Wind: 9 mph15 km/h; From the southeast. Gusts to 23 mph36 km/h around 3 PM
Dew point: 52°11°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; High 12–3 PM · peak 6
Air quality: 24Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.03 inHg1017 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

4°2° cooler than this time yesterday (64°18° then, 60°16° now)

Good hours for

Dry until 3 PM
Above 70°21° today by 11 AM
Rain and storms today 3–11 PM (50%, 0.18 in4.6 mm)
High 79°26° today at 3 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 7 PM

TonightNear 58°14° · rain chance 20% · Partly cloudy
This morningUp to 72°22° by 11 AM · rain chance 10% · Clear
This afternoonUp to 79°26° by 3 PM · Rain 3–6 PM (40%)
TonightDown to 54°12° by 5 AM · Storms 6–11 PM (50%)
Tomorrow morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 74°23° by 3 PM · rain chance 20% · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 56°13° by 2 AM · rain chance 20% · Partly 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 3a	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	27%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	20%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	100%	21%	0
Sat 5a	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	20%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	100%	47%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	56°13°	10%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	9%	0
Sat 7a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	56°13°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	60°16°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	90%	13%	0
Sat 9a	Mostly sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	65°18°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	75%	10%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	69°21°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	68%	11%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	10%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 20 mph31 km/h	61%	10%	4
Sat 12p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	56%	15%	6
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	77°25°	10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	52%	28%	6
Sat 2p	Sunny	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	78°26°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	48%	22%	6
Sat 3p	Sunny	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 81°27°)	79°26°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	47%	23%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 81°27°)	78°26°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	47%	25%	2
Sat 5p	Drizzle	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 79°26°)	77°25°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	48%	67%	1
Sat 6p	Rain	71°22° (likely 62°17° to 74°23°)	71°22°	50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	61%	61%	1
Sat 7p	Thunderstorms	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 69°21°)	66°19°	50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	75%	59%	0
Sat 8p	Thunderstorms	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	30%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	84%	40%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	40%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	87%	79%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	20%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	90%	40%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	20%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	90%	27%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	96%	29%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	100%	37%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	96%	28%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	100%	20%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	55°13°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	100%	22%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	100%	16%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	53°12°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	13%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	53°12°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	100%	21%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	39%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	81%	43%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	73%	40%	3
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	68°20°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	65%	70%	4
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	70°21°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	61%	66%	5
Sun 1p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	72°22°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	55%	21%	5
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	73°23°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	53%	30%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	74°23°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	50%	33%	5
Sun 4p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	74°23°	20%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	50%	13%	4
Sun 5p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	72°22°	20%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	53%	41%	2
Sun 6p	Clear	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	67°19°	20%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	65%	12%	1
Sun 7p	Mostly clear	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 71°22°)	64°18°	20%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	75%	34%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 69°21°)	62°17°	20%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	81%	31%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	60°16°	20%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	87%	36%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	59°15°	20%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	90%	42%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	58°14°	20%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	48%	0
Mon 12a	Showers	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	57°14°	20%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	96%	56%	0
Mon 1a	Showers	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 66°19°)	57°14°	20%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	96%	74%	0
Mon 2a	Showers	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 65°18°)	56°13°	20%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	96%	60%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 79°26°, low 56°13°. Typical 77°25° / 45°7°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 79°26°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Thunderstorms, 64°18°
  50% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Scattered showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 79. South southeast wind 2 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–81°27°
Low, likely
56°13°–61°16°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 45°7°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 53°12°. Typical 77°25° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 56°13°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Southeast wind 1 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. East northeast wind around 2 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
53°12°–58°14°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 44°7°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 73°23°, low 52°11°. Typical 76°24° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 58°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 73. East wind around 2 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. East wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
52°11°–60°16°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 44°7°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 75°24°, low 52°11°. Typical 76°24° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 60°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 67°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 75. South southeast wind 0 to 3 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. East southeast wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
52°11°–60°16°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 44°7°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
6
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 53°12°. Typical 76°24° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
75°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
47°8°–61°16°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 43°6°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Drizzle. High 74°23°, low 53°12°. Typical 75°24° / 43°6°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 73°23°
  30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 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 74. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms 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°–60°16°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 43°6°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 71°22°, low 56°13°. Typical 75°24° / 42°6°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
55°13°–57°14°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 42°6°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 55°13°. Typical 74°23° / 42°6°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 58°14°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  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
65°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
54°12°–56°13°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 42°6°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
6
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 66°19°, low 54°12°. Typical 74°23° / 42°6°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  20% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 54°12°
  20% 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
63°17°–71°22°
Low, likely
49°9°–60°16°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 42°6°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 55°13°. Typical 74°23° / 41°5°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–74°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–61°16°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 41°5°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
6

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 79°, low 56°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 74°, low 53°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 73°, low 52°.
Rest of week
Highs 66–77°; chance of precipitation on Thursday, Friday.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Rio Grande near Mesilla

4.6 mi

Level: 4.6 ft
Flow: 140 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Rio Grande below Leasburg Dam

16 mi

Level: 1.1 ft
Flow: 3,030 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:05 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 52°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 8:00 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 2°1° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 4°2° 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
—SatOct 24

Mesilla weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 7 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 6:52–7:02 AM; first light 6:52 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 26% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

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

Looking northeast from Mesilla. The highest point on the skyline is about 8,700 ft, 15 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.