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

66°F

19°C

Humidity 28%
Wind Speed W 20 mph
Barometer 29.87 in
Dewpoint 32°F (0°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 25 Feb 10:15 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

8 Miles NNW Lakewood NM

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Northwest wind around 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 83. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 83 °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 86.

    High: 86 °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: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.

    Low: 45 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 81. Northwest wind around 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 83. 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 86.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 88.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Wednesday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
8 Miles NNW Lakewood NM
 32.72°N 104.39°W (Elev. 3399 ft)
10:07 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
10pm MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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