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

55°F

13°C

Humidity 41%
Wind Speed Vrbl 6 G 15 mph
Barometer 29.97 in
Dewpoint 32°F (0°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill54°F (12°C)
Last update 26 Feb 5:15 am MST
Extended Forecast for

17 Miles NE Dell City TX

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 76. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 76 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 54. South wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm  after midnight.

    Low: 54 °F

    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 77 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. West southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Light southwest wind becoming west 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 80 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southwest wind 3 to 8 mph.

    Low: 56 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 81. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. West southwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming east northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 48 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. East wind 8 to 11 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 67 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 76. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 54. South wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. West southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 80. Light southwest wind becoming west 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southwest wind 3 to 8 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 81. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. West southwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming east northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. East wind 8 to 11 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Sunny, with a high near 69.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
17 Miles NE Dell City TX
 32.07°N 104.96°W (Elev. 5492 ft)
11:26 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
5am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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