Fire Weather in the Central and Southern Plains; Pacific Storms Impacting the West

Gusty to high winds and low relative humidity will bring elevated to critical fire weather to the central and southern Plains into Wednesday. Two Pacific storms will impact the western U.S. into Wednesday with gusty winds, low elevation rain, and heavy mountain snow. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

High Wind Watch in effect from February 17, 07:00 AM MST until February 17, 10:00 PM MST
Fire Weather Watch in effect from February 17, 11:00 AM MST until February 17, 08:00 PM MST

Current conditions at

Artesia Municipal Airport (KATS)

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

N/A

Humidity	NA
Wind Speed	NA
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	N/A
Visibility	NA
Last update	* Not a current observation *

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

4 Miles WSW Lakewood NM

High Wind Watch February 17, 07:00am until February 17, 10:00pm

Fire Weather Watch February 17, 11:00am until February 17, 08:00pm

Click here for hazard details and duration

High Wind Watch

Fire Weather Watch

Washington's Birthday
High: 80 °F
Sunny
Tonight
Low: 49 °F
Decreasing
Clouds
Tuesday
High: 73 °F
Patchy
Blowing Dust
and Very
Windy
Tuesday Night
Low: 40 °F
Patchy
Blowing Dust
then Partly
Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 70 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Very
Windy
Wednesday Night
Low: 43 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 67 °F
Sunny then
Sunny and
Breezy
Thursday Night
Low: 38 °F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: 65 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Washington's Birthday

Sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 49. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tuesday

Patchy blowing dust after 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Very windy, with a southwest wind 25 to 30 mph increasing to 35 to 40 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph.

Tuesday Night

Patchy blowing dust before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. West wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Very windy, with a southwest wind 15 to 25 mph increasing to 25 to 35 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 43.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 65.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 32.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 62.