Las Cruces, New Mexico Weather
Heat hardens the dust. Day 76 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Las Cruces weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Rain50%0.13″91°65°—
- ThursdayJun 4Rain23%0.17″88°63°-3°
- FridayJun 5Drizzle14%—89°65°+1°
- SaturdayJun 6Light Drizzle14%—94°70°+5°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——97°75°+3°
- MondayJun 8Overcast——99°78°+2°
- TuesdayJun 9Partly Cloudy——100°79°+1°
Ozone at AQI 46 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). With UV 8.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 50 by mid-afternoon.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 46 now. With UV 8.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 50 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 8.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 50
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.58 with 10 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.58
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 4:35 AM
- Moonset
- 2:33 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Heat hardens the dust
Las Cruces at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 3, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Las Cruces
SPC has placed Las Cruces in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.