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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Artesia Municipal Airport (KATS)

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

A Few Clouds with Haze and Windy

68°F

20°C

Humidity 18%
Wind Speed NE 29 G 35 mph
Barometer 29.93 in
Dewpoint 23°F (-5°C)
Visibility 6.00 mi
Last update 15 Mar 3:35 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

17 Miles ENE Dell City TX

Red Flag Warning until March 15, 08:00pm
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Red Flag Warning
  •  
    Red Flag Warning until March 15, 08:00pm

    NOW until 8:00pm Sun

    Red Flag Warning

  • This Afternoon

    High: 71 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy blowing dust. Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Windy, with an east wind 20 to 25 mph becoming east southeast 14 to 19 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Windy

  • Monday

    Monday: Patchy blowing dust before 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the morning.

    High: 52 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. South southeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm after midnight.

    Low: 38 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 68. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 68 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 53. West southwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light west in the evening.

    Low: 53 °F

    Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 56. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.

    Low: 56 °F

    Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Patchy blowing dust after 5pm. Sunny, with a high near 71. West wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tonight
Patchy blowing dust. Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Windy, with an east wind 20 to 25 mph becoming east southeast 14 to 19 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph.
Monday
Patchy blowing dust before 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the morning.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38. South southeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 68. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 53. West southwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light west in the evening.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 56. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 85.
Friday Night
Clear, with a low around 60.
Saturday
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:
2:51 pm MDT Mar 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3pm MDT Mar 15, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 21, 2026
 
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