Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through Thursday. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Artesia Municipal Airport (KATS)

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

Fair

59°F

15°C

Humidity 36%
Wind Speed W 15 mph
Barometer 29.91 in
Dewpoint 32°F (0°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 3:35 am MST
Extended Forecast for

17 Miles ENE Dell City TX

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Northeast wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 74. East northeast wind 5 to 11 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 74 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 54. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.

    Low: 54 °F

    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 76 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 56. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 56 °F

    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Light west southwest wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. West southwest wind 3 to 8 mph.

    Low: 57 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 79. West southwest wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. West southwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming northeast after midnight.

    Low: 48 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Northeast wind around 6 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 74. East northeast wind 5 to 11 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 54. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Clear, with a low around 56. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 79. Light west southwest wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 57. West southwest wind 3 to 8 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 79. West southwest wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. West southwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming northeast after midnight.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Sunny, with a high near 69.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
17 Miles ENE Dell City TX
 31.98°N 104.92°W (Elev. 5699 ft)
11:26 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
3am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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