Our highest wind gust today was 47 mph at the airport. Of course, those gusts were much stronger on the east slopes of the mountains. Our high today is 60, but it sure did not feel 60 in those chilly winds. Some good news: the winds will slowly back off to a steady, cold breeze overnight. On Wednesday morning, when the winds are nearly calm, we should experience our first official freeze. Your forecast is below; please enjoy some pics from our Weather Watchers.
Amruta Chaitanya woke up to snow-tipped Organ Mountains in Las Cruces.
Virginia Damas Contreras — Monday morning in Las Cruces.
Glenn Weber — Snow-tipped Organ Mountains.
Marcos T sent a striking rainbow from Sunday.
Bud Sanders captured a gorgeous rainbow from Sunday.
TONIGHT: The skies will be clear, and the winds will become quite chilly with a steady wind on the east slopes of the mountains. The W-NW winds will range from 10-25 mph, and the temperature will drop to 37, about 5 degrees above freezing.
FORECAST: Tuesday will be sunny with lighter winds and a high of 66. The variable winds will range from 5-10 mph, making for a beautiful day. Tuesday night the skies will be clear, and the winds will be nearly calm, so we are likely to see our first official freeze Wednesday morning with a low of 31 at the airport. Wednesday will be sunny and 69 with light winds. Thursday will be sunny and warmer with a high of 77. Friday will be partly cloudy with a high of 79. Saturday will be mostly sunny and windy with a high of 81. The warm west-SW winds will gust to near 25 mph. Sunday will be partly cloudy and 76.
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