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

79°F

26°C

Humidity 21%
Wind Speed N 6 mph
Barometer 29.94 in
Dewpoint 36°F (2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index78°F (26°C)
Last update 26 Feb 2:35 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles WSW Lakewood NM

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 81. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 45. South wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

    Low: 45 °F

    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: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

    Low: 46 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 87. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

    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 88.

    High: 88 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43.

    Low: 43 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.

    High: 72 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 81. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 45. 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
Mostly clear, with a low around 46. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 87. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 88.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 43.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles WSW Lakewood NM
 32.61°N 104.41°W (Elev. 3291 ft)
11:36 am MST Feb 26, 2026
2pm MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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