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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Artesia Municipal Airport (KATS)

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

Fair

88°F

31°C

Humidity 8%
Wind Speed SW 20 G 31 mph
Barometer 29.74 in
Dewpoint 19°F (-7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index84°F (29°C)
Last update 14 Mar 4:35 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

17 Miles ENE Dell City TX

Fire Weather Watch March 15, 12:00pm until March 15, 06:00pm
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Fire Weather Watch

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 76. West wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    High: 76 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. West wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.

    Low: 53 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 72. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

    High: 72 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Windy, with an east wind 18 to 28 mph becoming east northeast 6 to 11 mph. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the morning.

    High: 52 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. South wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight.

    Low: 39 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 71. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 71 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 53. West southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

    Low: 53 °F

    Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 80 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 76. West wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 53. West wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 72. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Windy, with an east wind 18 to 28 mph becoming east northeast 6 to 11 mph. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39. South wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 71. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 53. West southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 57.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 84.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 58.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 85.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
17 Miles ENE Dell City TX
 31.98°N 104.92°W (Elev. 5699 ft)
Last Update:
4:11 pm MDT Mar 14, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4pm MDT Mar 14, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 20, 2026
 
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