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 Thursday. 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 Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Artesia Municipal Airport (KATS)

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

Fair

70°F

21°C

Humidity 25%
Wind Speed W 16 mph
Barometer 29.85 in
Dewpoint 32°F (0°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 25 Feb 8:15 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles WSW Lakewood NM

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 50 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Northwest wind around 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

    High: 82 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. South wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

    Low: 46 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 46. South wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

    Low: 46 °F

    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 87.

    High: 87 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.

    Low: 49 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 89.

    High: 89 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.

    Low: 47 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 82. Northwest wind around 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46. South wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 84. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Clear, with a low around 46. South wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 87.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 89.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Wednesday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles WSW Lakewood NM
 32.61°N 104.41°W (Elev. 3291 ft)
4:07 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
8pm MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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