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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Artesia Municipal Airport (KATS)

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

Fair and Windy

73°F

23°C

Humidity 17%
Wind Speed SW 40 G 48 mph
Barometer 29.85 in
Dewpoint 27°F (-3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 17 Feb 11:35 am MST
Extended Forecast for

17 Miles ENE Dell City TX

Fire Weather Watch February 18, 11:00am until February 18, 06:00pm
Wind Advisory February 17, 11:38am until February 17, 08:00pm
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Fire Weather Watch
Wind Advisory
  •  
    Wind Advisory February 17, 11:38am until February 17, 08:00pm

    NOW until 8:00pm Tue

    Wind Advisory

  • Today

    High: 61 °F

    Areas Blowing
    Dust and
    Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Windy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph decreasing to 5 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.

    Low: 40 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Windy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Areas of blowing dust after 11am. Sunny, with a high near 60. Windy, with a west southwest wind 6 to 16 mph increasing to 23 to 33 mph. Winds could gust as high as 46 mph.

    High: 60 °F

    Areas Blowing
    Dust and
    Windy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Windy, with a west wind 23 to 28 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.

    Low: 40 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Windy
    then Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Patchy blowing dust between 11am and 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 55. West wind 13 to 18 mph increasing to 19 to 24 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

    High: 55 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. West wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 40 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 56. Windy, with a west southwest wind 9 to 19 mph increasing to 19 to 29 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.

    High: 56 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. West wind 16 to 21 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 37 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Today
Areas of blowing dust. Sunny, with a high near 61. Windy, with a west wind 18 to 23 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Windy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph decreasing to 5 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.
Wednesday
Areas of blowing dust after 11am. Sunny, with a high near 60. Windy, with a west southwest wind 6 to 16 mph increasing to 23 to 33 mph. Winds could gust as high as 46 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Windy, with a west wind 23 to 28 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.
Thursday
Patchy blowing dust between 11am and 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 55. West wind 13 to 18 mph increasing to 19 to 24 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 40. West wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 56. Windy, with a west southwest wind 9 to 19 mph increasing to 19 to 29 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 37. West wind 16 to 21 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 54. West wind 6 to 8 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 51.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.
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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:
11:21 am MST Feb 17, 2026
Forecast Valid:
11am MST Feb 17, 2026-6pm MST Feb 23, 2026
 
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