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Las Cruces, NM weather

It is 50°F and clear at Las Cruces, Las Cruces International Airport as of Oct 28, 5:35 AM MDT. Today: Sunny, high near 80°F. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 28, 5:11 AM MDT.

Updated Oct 28, 6:17 AM MDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

50°F

Clear

Wind

Calm

Humidity 79% · dew point 44°F

Pressure · visibility

30.12 inHg

Visibility 10 mi

Observed at Las Cruces, Las Cruces International Airport (KLRU), Oct 28, 5:35 AM MDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

No active NWS alerts cover the Las Cruces forecast zone right now.

Around the NWS EPZ forecast area

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From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 8:14 AM EDT. New Mexico has 4 active alerts: see them all.

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Next 24 hours

Hourly forecast for Las Cruces (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 6 AM57°FSunny0% 0 mph
Wed 7 AM56°FSunny0% 0 mph
Wed 8 AM57°FSunny0% 0 mph
Wed 9 AM62°FSunny0% 0 mph
Wed 10 AM67°FSunny0%S 1 mph
Wed 11 AM71°FSunny0%S 1 mph
Wed 12 PM74°FSunny0%SSW 2 mph
Wed 1 PM76°FSunny0%SSW 2 mph
Wed 2 PM78°FSunny0%S 3 mph
Wed 3 PM79°FSunny0%SSW 3 mph
Wed 4 PM79°FSunny0%SSW 3 mph
Wed 5 PM78°FSunny0%S 2 mph
Wed 6 PM76°FPartly Cloudy0%S 1 mph
Wed 7 PM73°FPartly Cloudy0%SSE 1 mph
Wed 8 PM69°FPartly Cloudy3%ESE 1 mph
Wed 9 PM67°FPartly Cloudy1%ESE 1 mph
Wed 10 PM65°FMostly Clear1%ESE 1 mph
Wed 11 PM64°FPartly Cloudy2%ESE 1 mph
Thu 12 AM63°FPartly Cloudy7%SE 1 mph
Thu 1 AM62°FPartly Cloudy5%E 1 mph
Thu 2 AM61°FPartly Cloudy6%SSE 1 mph
Thu 3 AM61°FPartly Cloudy6%ESE 1 mph
Thu 4 AM60°FPartly Cloudy5%SE 1 mph
Thu 5 AM59°FPartly Cloudy5% 0 mph

Hourly values come from the NWS gridded forecast for the 2.5 km grid square that covers the city's center point. Conditions elsewhere in Las Cruces can differ.

7-day forecast

Today

High 80°F·Low 57°F

Sunny, with a high near 80. South southwest wind 0 to 3 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southeast wind around 1 mph.

Thursday

High 78°F·Low 56°F

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny. High near 78, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 56. East southeast wind 0 to 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Friday

High 75°F·Low 55°F

Partly sunny, with a high near 75. West northwest wind 0 to 3 mph.

Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. South southeast wind around 2 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Saturday

High 74°F·Low 56°F

Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. East southeast wind around 1 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Sunday

High 73°F·Low 54°F

Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. South wind 1 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday

High 70°F·Low 47°F

A slight chance of rain showers before 11am. Sunny, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.

Tuesday

High 68°F·Low 46°F

Sunny, with a high near 68.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
Las Cruces is served by the National Weather Service EPZ forecast office, forecast zone NMZ411, county zone NMC013.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for Las Cruces (32.3264, -106.7897), in Doña Ana County. Population: 116,998 (2024 estimate), number 2 of the 11 New Mexico cities on this site.
Radar
Nearest NWS radar: KEPZ. View it on radar.weather.gov.

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Sources

  • Forecast, hourly forecast, observations and alerts: National Weather Service API, api.weather.gov/points/32.3264,-106.7897 (forecast issued Oct 28, 5:11 AM MDT).
  • Official forecast page: forecast.weather.gov.
  • City location and population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates and 2024 Gazetteer files.
  • Snapshot taken Oct 28, 2026. The NWS and Census Bureau do not endorse OpenForecast.

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