Outdoor conditions in

White Sands

New Mexico
Wind AdvisoryWind Advisory issued October 15 at 6:28AM MDT until October 16 at 12:00PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NMOfficial NWS alert
Now
  1. 68°Sunny0% rain26% humidityGusts 22 mph
  2. 71°Sunny0% rain23% humidityGusts 20 mph
  3. 74°Sunny0% rain20% humidityGusts 20 mph
  4. 75°Sunny0% rain20% humidityGusts 20 mph
  5. 76°Sunny0% rain20% humidityGusts 20 mph
  6. 77°Sunny0% rain19% humidityGusts 18 mph
  7. 76°Sunny0% rain19% humidityGusts 17 mph
  8. 73°Mostly Clear0% rain23% humidityGusts 12 mph
  9. 71°Mostly Clear1% rain26% humidityGusts 12 mph
  10. 66°Mostly Clear1% rain32% humidityGusts 20 mph
  11. 64°Mostly Clear1% rain37% humidityGusts 23 mph
  12. 63°Mostly Clear0% rain39% humidityGusts 23 mph
  13. 61°Mostly Clear0% rain44% humidityGusts 23 mph
  14. 59°Mostly Clear0% rain49% humidityGusts 21 mph
  15. 58°Mostly Clear0% rain49% humidityGusts 21 mph
  16. 57°Mostly Clear1% rain49% humidityGusts 24 mph
  17. 55°Mostly Clear1% rain53% humidityGusts 23 mph
  18. 53°Mostly Clear0% rain54% humidityGusts 28 mph
  19. 53°Mostly Clear0% rain52% humidityGusts 28 mph
  20. 52°Sunny0% rain52% humidityGusts 24 mph
  21. 51°Sunny0% rain50% humidityGusts 23 mph
  22. 52°Sunny0% rain44% humidityGusts 21 mph
  23. 56°Sunny0% rain35% humidityGusts 23 mph
  24. 59°Sunny0% rain30% humidityGusts 23 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks fairly quiet.

Rain
1%
Humidity
19–44%
Wind
24 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
1%
Humidity
19–54%
Wind
31 mph
Sat

Saturday looks breezy.

Rain
1%
Humidity
18–37%
Wind
33 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
3%
Humidity
32–51%
Wind
9 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
10%
Humidity
35–64%
Wind
10 mph
  1. 77° / 55°Today looks fairly quiet.1% rain · Humidity 19–44% · Wind 24 mph
  2. 66° / 51°Friday looks breezy.1% rain · Humidity 19–54% · Wind 31 mph
  3. 62° / 45°Saturday looks breezy.1% rain · Humidity 18–37% · Wind 33 mph
  4. 68° / 45°Sunday looks fairly quiet.3% rain · Humidity 32–51% · Wind 9 mph
  5. 77° / 54°Monday looks fairly quiet.10% rain · Humidity 35–64% · Wind 10 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Las Cruces area · Updated Thu 10:26 AM
33GoodUS AQI

No fresh outlook yet.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 6:45 AM

Air near ground33 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

White Sands radar

An active official alert is in effect. Its affected area is described above the briefing.

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward White Sands.

Watch the last four hours of rain, then search any nearby trail, lake, or address.

View the official forecast ↗

Outdoor fire check

Thinking about a backyard fire?

Use extra caution.

There is no lower-concern three-hour stretch in the next 12 hours.

Next 12 hoursChoose a time to see what is driving the concern.
Selected timeNowUse caution

Humidity is 26%. Sustained wind is 13 mph. Gusts may reach 22 mph.

Humidity
26%
Wind
13 mph
Gusts
22 mph

Check local rules. Weather is only part of the decision. Check city, county, and land-manager fire restrictions before lighting any outdoor fire.

Nearby regional view

Explore Las Cruces

About 21 miles away, the Las Cruces hub looks more deeply at Las Cruces, NM. It reflects that wider area rather than White Sands’s exact conditions.

About these readingsSources and local limits

Weather

Forecasts, alerts, and radar come from NOAA and the National Weather Service.

Air quality

This reading describes Las Cruces area, about 18 miles away. Conditions can differ at this exact spot.

Smoke

Satellite imagery shows smoke overhead. It cannot tell us how much smoke has reached breathing level.

This page represents White Sands, NM, so conditions can vary from street to street. Environmental data: AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke.