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 today. 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 central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Artesia Municipal Airport (KATS)

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

Fair

70°F

21°C

Humidity 27%
Wind Speed SW 8 mph
Barometer 29.95 in
Dewpoint 34°F (1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 6:15 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

17 Miles ENE Dell City TX

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. West wind 5 to 11 mph becoming east after midnight.

    Low: 53 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 74. East southeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 74 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 77. Light west southwest wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 77 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. West southwest wind 3 to 8 mph.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 77. West southwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 77 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. West southwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.

    Low: 50 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. East wind 7 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

    High: 68 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 50 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 53. West wind 5 to 11 mph becoming east after midnight.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 74. East southeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 77. Light west southwest wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. West southwest wind 3 to 8 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 77. West southwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. West southwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. East wind 7 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 74.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 69.
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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 am MST Feb 26, 2026
6pm MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 5, 2026
 
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