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

66°F

19°C

Humidity 30%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.07 in
Dewpoint 34°F (1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 10:35 am MST
Extended Forecast for

20 Miles NE Dell City TX

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 74. North northeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    High: 74 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 52. South southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.

    Low: 52 °F

    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 75. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 75 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 78. Light southwest wind becoming west 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. West southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.

    Low: 55 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 78. West southwest wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. West southwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 46 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. East northeast wind 7 to 11 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    High: 64 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 74. North northeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 52. South southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 75. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 78. Light southwest wind becoming west 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. West southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 78. West southwest wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. West southwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. East northeast wind 7 to 11 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 68.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
20 Miles NE Dell City TX
 32.12°N 104.94°W (Elev. 5896 ft)
11:26 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
10am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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