Critical Fire Weather in the Plains; Severe Thunderstorms in the Upper Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes

Anomalously warm, dry and breezy conditions will bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions across portions of the Intermountain West into the central and southern Plains today. Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across portions of the upper Mississippi River Valley to the Great Lakes tonight through the day Tuesday. Damaging gusts, hail, and heavy rainfall are likely. Read More >

Current conditions at

Artesia Municipal Airport (KATS)

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

Fair

52°F

11°C

Humidity	62%
Wind Speed	SW 5 mph
Barometer	30.00 in
Dewpoint	39°F (4°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	51°F (11°C)
Last update	30 Mar 6:55 am MDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

8 Miles NNW Lakewood NM

Today
High: 91 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Isolated
Showers
Tonight
Low: 53 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 89 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 58 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 84 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Patchy
Blowing Dust
and Windy
Wednesday Night
Low: 49 °F
Slight Chance
Showers and
Windy
Thursday
High: 85 °F
Patchy
Blowing Dust
and Breezy
then Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 51 °F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: 87 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Isolated showers after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 10%.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind around 10 mph becoming west after midnight.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

Wednesday

Patchy blowing dust after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. Windy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 30 mph. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Wednesday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers before midnight. Patchy blowing dust after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Windy.

Thursday

Patchy blowing dust before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 85. Breezy.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.