Record Temperatures Expected Across the Southern US; Fire Weather Concerns in the Central US

Unseasonably warm temperatures continue today across the southern U.S., with more than 100 record or near record maximum temperatures forecast through the rest of the week and over the weekend. Dry and gusty winds will produce elevated to critical fire weather in the central and southern Plains and elevated conditions over portions of the Desert Southwest on Friday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Artesia Municipal Airport (KATS)

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

Fair

66°F

19°C

Humidity 10%
Wind Speed N 9 mph
Barometer 29.96 in
Dewpoint 9°F (-13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Mar 11:55 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

28 Miles NE Dell City TX

Wind Advisory March 27, 06:00am until March 27, 06:00pm
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Wind Advisory
  • Overnight

    Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Windy, with a west southwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming north northeast 23 to 33 mph. Winds could gust as high as 47 mph.

    Low: 46 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Windy

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy blowing dust. Sunny, with a high near 56. Windy, with a north northeast wind 31 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

    High: 56 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Windy, with an east northeast wind 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 10 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 36 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Windy
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 65. East northeast wind 7 to 11 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 47 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. West southwest wind 5 to 9 mph.

    High: 78 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind around 7 mph.

    Low: 54 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Southwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 79 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. West southwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 55 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Windy, with a west southwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming north northeast 23 to 33 mph. Winds could gust as high as 47 mph.
Friday
Patchy blowing dust. Sunny, with a high near 56. Windy, with a north northeast wind 31 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Windy, with an east northeast wind 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 10 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 65. East northeast wind 7 to 11 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. West southwest wind 5 to 9 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind around 7 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Southwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. West southwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 78.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 72.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 74.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
28 Miles NE Dell City TX
 32.26°N 104.89°W (Elev. 5817 ft)
10:26 pm MDT Mar 26, 2026
12am MDT Mar 27, 2026-6pm MDT Apr 2, 2026
 
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