Current conditions at

Artesia Municipal Airport (KATS)

Lat: 32.85°NLon: 104.46°WElev: 3514ft.

Fair and Windy

88°F

31°C

Humidity 33%
Wind Speed N 26 G 35 mph
Barometer 29.88 in
Dewpoint 55°F (13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index86°F (30°C)
Last update 18 Jun 9:55 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

10 Miles E Salt Flat TX

  • Today

    Today: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 100. Windy, with a west northwest wind 8 to 18 mph increasing to 19 to 29 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph.

    High: 100 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms and
    Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Windy, with a north northwest wind 24 to 34 mph becoming east northeast 11 to 21 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 71 °F

    Chance
    T-storms and
    Windy then
    Mostly Clear

  • Juneteenth

    Juneteenth: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm.  Sunny, with a high near 97. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 97 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. East southeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 72 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 102. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

    High: 102 °F

    Hot

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.

    Low: 73 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 104. Light and variable wind becoming west 11 to 16 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    High: 104 °F

    Hot

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 73. West wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light south southwest  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 73 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph in the morning.

    High: 101 °F

    Hot

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 100. Windy, with a west northwest wind 8 to 18 mph increasing to 19 to 29 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph.
Tonight
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Windy, with a north northwest wind 24 to 34 mph becoming east northeast 11 to 21 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Juneteenth
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 97. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 72. East southeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 102. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 104. Light and variable wind becoming west 11 to 16 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 73. West wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light south southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Monday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph in the morning.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 72.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 99.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 100.
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Point Forecast:
10 Miles E Salt Flat TX
 31.78°N 104.93°W (Elev. 3793 ft)
4:21 am MDT Jun 18, 2026
10am MDT Jun 18, 2026-6pm MDT Jun 24, 2026
 
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