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

52°F

11°C

Humidity 28%
Wind Speed SW 9 mph
Barometer 29.93 in
Dewpoint 19°F (-7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill49°F (9°C)
Last update 10 Mar 12:15 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles NNW Lakewood NM

Wind Advisory March 10, 12:00pm until March 11, 12:00am
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Wind Advisory
  • Overnight

    Overnight: A 20 percent chance of showers before 3am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 46 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • 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 10 to 20 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 10pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Very windy, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph decreasing to 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.

    Low: 49 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Very
    Windy then
    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 75. Northwest wind 15 to 25 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 75 °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 77.

    High: 77 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 45.

    Low: 45 °F

    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 87.

    High: 87 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 47.

    Low: 47 °F

    Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A 20 percent chance of showers before 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. 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 10 to 20 mph increasing to 25 to 35 mph. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.
Tuesday Night
Patchy blowing dust before 10pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Very windy, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph decreasing to 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 75. Northwest 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 77.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 45.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 87.
Friday Night
Clear, with a low around 47.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 91.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 88.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
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Point Forecast:
5 Miles NNW Lakewood NM
 32.7°N 104.39°W (Elev. 3356 ft)
11:06 pm MDT Mar 9, 2026
12am MDT Mar 10, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 16, 2026
 
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