Fire Weather in the Central and Southern Plains; Pacific Storms Impacting the West

Gusty to high winds and low relative humidity will bring elevated to critical fire weather to the central and southern Plains into Wednesday. Two Pacific storms will impact the western U.S. into Wednesday with gusty winds, low elevation rain, and heavy mountain snow. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Wind Advisory in effect from February 17, 11:00 AM CST until February 17, 09:00 PM CST
Blowing Dust Advisory in effect from February 17, 11:00 AM CST until February 17, 09:00 PM CST
Fire Weather Watch in effect from February 18, 11:00 AM CST until February 18, 08:00 PM CST
Red Flag Warning in effect from February 17, 11:00 AM CST until February 17, 08:00 PM CST

Current conditions at

Culberson County Airport (KVHN)

Lat: 31.06°NLon: 104.78°WElev: 3957ft.

Fair

61°F

16°C

Humidity	29%
Wind Speed	SW 6 mph
Barometer	30.05 in
Dewpoint	29°F (-2°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	16 Feb 9:35 pm CST

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

3 Miles ENE Van Horn TX

Fire Weather Watch February 18, 11:00am until February 18, 08:00pm

Blowing Dust Advisory February 17, 11:00am until February 17, 09:00pm

Wind Advisory February 17, 11:00am until February 17, 09:00pm

Red Flag Warning February 17, 11:00am until February 17, 08:00pm

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Fire Weather Watch

Blowing Dust Advisory

Wind Advisory

Red Flag Warning

Tonight
Low: 45 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 76 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Patchy
Blowing Dust
and Windy
Tuesday Night
Low: 40 °F
Patchy
Blowing Dust
and Windy
then Mostly
Clear
Wednesday
High: 72 °F
Mostly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 40 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 70 °F
Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 39 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: 69 °F
Mostly Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 36 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Mostly cloudy early, then becoming mostly clear, with a low around 45. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday

Patchy blowing dust after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Windy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Tuesday Night

Patchy blowing dust before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Windy, with a southwest wind 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 10 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 40. West wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 70.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 39.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.