Observed 5:55 AM MDT at KLRU

University Park, NM weather

Mostly cloudy and 58°15°, storms ~5–8 PM (54%).

Mostly agree

Now 58°15°

Mostly cloudy

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; From the south-southeast. Gusts to 21 mph34 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: 30.02 inHg1017 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+1.0 hPa in 3 h

Light rain starting around 7:15 AM.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (58°15° then, 57°14° now)

Good hours for

Dry until 4 PM
Above 70°21° today by 11 AM
High 76°24° today at 2 PM
Rain and storms today 4–11 PM (50%, 0.22 in5.6 mm)
Below 70°21° tonight after 6 PM

This morningUp to 71°22° by 11 AM · rain chance 10% · Clear
This afternoonNear 73°23° · Rain 4–6 PM (50%)
TonightDown to 56°13° by 5 AM · Storms 6–11 PM (50%)
Tomorrow morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 71°22° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 55°13° by 4 AM · rain chance 30% · 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 7a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	58°14°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	90%	16%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	59°15°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	90%	12%	0
Sat 9a	Mostly sunny	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	64°18°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	78%	11%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	68%	11%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	71°22°	10%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	61%	7%	4
Sat 12p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	57%	13%	6
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 78°26°)	74°23°	10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	55%	20%	6
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 80°27°)	76°24°	10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	50%	19%	6
Sat 3p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 75°24° to 81°27°)	75°24°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	52%	23%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 80°27°)	74°23°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	51%	20%	2
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 79°26°)	73°23°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph27 km/h	53%	44%	1
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 77°25°)	69°21°	50%, 0.04 in1 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	66%	65%	1
Sat 7p	Thunderstorms	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 72°22°)	65°18°	40%, 0.04 in1 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	78%	87%	0
Sat 8p	Thunderstorms	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	63°17°	40%, 0.04 in1 mm	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	84%	45%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	62°17°	30%, 0.04 in1 mm	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	84%	38%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	61°16°	20%, 0.04 in1 mm	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	84%	33%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	60°16°	20%, 0.04 in1 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	87%	57%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	90%	29%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	90%	38%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	90%	17%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	93%	18%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	90%	16%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	56°13°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	93%	15%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	90%	14%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	55°13°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	93%	10%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	56°13°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	6%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	61°16°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	81%	53%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	65°18°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	70%	49%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	68°20°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	63%	59%	4
Sun 12p	Mostly cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	70°21°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	59%	37%	5
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	71°22°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	55%	33%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	72°22°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	51%	27%	6
Sun 3p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	73°23°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	49%	19%	5
Sun 4p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	72°22°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	49%	17%	3
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	72°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	49%	46%	2
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	57%	31%	1
Sun 7p	Mostly clear	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	65°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	68%	29%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	63°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	75%	31%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	61°16°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	78%	35%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	81%	30%	0
Sun 11p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	59°15°	10%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	83%	26%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 64°18°)	58°14°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	87%	32%	0
Mon 1a	Showers	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 66°19°)	57°14°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	90%	48%	0
Mon 2a	Showers	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 66°19°)	56°13°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	92%	57%	0
Mon 3a	Showers	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 65°18°)	56°13°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	93%	75%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 64°18°)	55°13°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	94%	87%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 64°18°)	55°13°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	94%	91%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 63°17°)	55°13°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	93%	96%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Drizzle. High 78°26°, low 54°12°. Typical 77°25° / 45°7°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°24°
  50% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Thunderstorms, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.24 in6.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Scattered showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Sunny. High near 78, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. South southeast wind 3 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 9pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms between 9pm and 10pm, then isolated showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southeast wind 1 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–81°27°
Low, likely
54°12°–61°16°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 45°7°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 54°12°. Typical 77°25° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. South southeast wind 1 to 6 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. East northeast wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 72°22°, low 52°11°. Typical 76°24° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°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 3 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. East wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–75°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
6
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 52°11°. Typical 76°24° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  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 74. South southeast wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. South southeast wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–78°26°
Low, likely
51°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. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 54°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, 68°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: Sunny, with a high near 77. Southeast wind 0 to 3 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
74°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
47°8°–60°16°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 43°6°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 75°24°, low 54°12°. Typical 75°24° / 43°6°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 73°23°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 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. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–76°24°
Low, likely
54°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 43°6°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 71°22°, low 52°11°. Typical 75°24° / 42°6°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.8 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
66°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
52°11°–57°14°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 42°6°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 55°13°. Typical 74°23° / 42°6°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 59°15°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 55°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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–72°22°
Low, likely
54°12°–58°14°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 42°6°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
6
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 55°13°. Typical 74°23° / 42°6°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°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
62°17°–71°22°
Low, likely
49°9°–62°17°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 42°6°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 53°12°. Typical 74°23° / 41°5°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  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
60°16°–68°20°
Low, likely
48°9°–57°14°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 41°5°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
49% chance of rain, high 78°, low 54°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 74°, low 54°, 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 near Mesilla

4.8 mi

Level: 4.6 ft
Flow: 140 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Rio Grande below Leasburg Dam

17 mi

Level: 1.1 ft
Flow: 3,030 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:05 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 80% less heating than a typical week.

This week 7Typical 37

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 52°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 9:00 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 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

University Park 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? Fair

Mostly clear 2–6:53 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

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

Looking east from University Park. The highest point on the skyline is about 8,700 ft, 12 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 4.5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.