Dangerous Heat over the South-Central and Southwest U.S. Through Next Week

Dangerous heat persists across the Desert Southwest through this weekend and across the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley through at least the middle of next week. Numerous daily record high temperatures are expected through at least Tuesday for much of Texas and Oklahoma as well as portions of Louisiana, New Mexico, and Arizona. Read More >

Current conditions at

Artesia Municipal Airport (KATS)

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

Fair

100°F

38°C

Humidity 17%
Wind Speed SE 15 G 23 mph
Barometer 30.12 in
Dewpoint 48°F (9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index96°F (36°C)
Last update 21 Aug 4:35 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles NE Dell City TX

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. East southeast wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 101 °F

    Hot

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. East southeast wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 71 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 100. Light and variable wind becoming east southeast 8 to 13 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    High: 100 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. East southeast wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light east  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 70 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 100. Calm wind becoming south southeast 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 100 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. South southeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light south  after midnight.

    Low: 72 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 102. Calm wind becoming south southeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 102 °F

    Hot

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 72. Southeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm  after midnight.

    Low: 72 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 103. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 103 °F

    Hot

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. East southeast wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 71. East southeast wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 100. Light and variable wind becoming east southeast 8 to 13 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 70. East southeast wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light east after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 100. Calm wind becoming south southeast 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 72. South southeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light south after midnight.
Monday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 102. Calm wind becoming south southeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 72. Southeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 103. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 72.
Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 102.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 72.
Thursday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 102.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles NE Dell City TX
 31.99°N 105.14°W (Elev. 3668 ft)
1:01 pm MDT Aug 21, 2026
4pm MDT Aug 21, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 27, 2026
 
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