Severe Thunderstorm, Flooding, and Winter Weather Threats on Tuesday

Scattered severe thunderstorms are forecast Tuesday from the southern Plains into the southern Great Lakes vicinity. Thunderstorms may also produce heavy to excessive rain that could pose a flooding threat from central Texas into southern Oklahoma and northern Missouri into southern Michigan. A heavy wintry mix is forecast for the Great Lakes into northern Maine. Read More >

Current conditions at

Artesia Municipal Airport (KATS)

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

Fair

54°F

12°C

Humidity 26%
Wind Speed W 8 mph
Barometer 29.93 in
Dewpoint 19°F (-7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill52°F (11°C)
Last update 9 Mar 10:55 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles WSW Lakewood NM

Wind Advisory March 10, 12:00pm until March 10, 10:00pm
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Wind Advisory
  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 47 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly between noon and 3pm.  Patchy blowing dust after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 75. Very windy, with a south wind 5 to 15 mph increasing to 25 to 35 mph. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.

    High: 75 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    Showers and
    Very Windy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Patchy blowing dust before 11pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Very windy, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph decreasing to 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

    Low: 50 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Very
    Windy then
    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 76. West wind 15 to 25 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 76 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 40. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southeast after midnight.

    Low: 40 °F

    Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 78.

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 47.

    Low: 47 °F

    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 87.

    High: 87 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 48.

    Low: 48 °F

    Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly between noon and 3pm. Patchy blowing dust after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 75. Very windy, with a south wind 5 to 15 mph increasing to 25 to 35 mph. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.
Tuesday Night
Patchy blowing dust before 11pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Very windy, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph decreasing to 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 76. West wind 15 to 25 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 40. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southeast after midnight.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 78.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 47.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 87.
Friday Night
Clear, with a low around 48.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 91.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 89.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 76.
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Point Forecast:
4 Miles WSW Lakewood NM
 32.61°N 104.41°W (Elev. 3291 ft)
5:07 pm MDT Mar 9, 2026
11pm MDT Mar 9, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 16, 2026
 
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