Tracking Areas of Fire Weather, Winter Weather, and Severe Weather Thursday

Continuation of gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring additional periods of critical fire weather to the southern Plains Thursday and Friday. Another Pacific storm will continue gusty winds and heavy snow over the western mountains into Thursday. Severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of the middle Mississippi into lower Ohio Valleys Thursday afternoon into early evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Artesia Municipal Airport (KATS)

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

Fair

50°F

10°C

Humidity 35%
Wind Speed W 9 mph
Barometer 29.77 in
Dewpoint 23°F (-5°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill46°F (8°C)
Last update 19 Feb 5:55 am MST
Extended Forecast for

Hope NM

Fire Weather Watch February 20, 10:00am until February 20, 07:00pm
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Fire Weather Watch
  • Today

    Today: Patchy blowing dust after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 64. Windy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

    High: 64 °F

    Sunny then
    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 41 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy blowing dust after 8am. Sunny, with a high near 63. Very windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph increasing to 35 to 40 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

    High: 63 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Very
    Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Patchy blowing dust before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 31. Northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 31 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 59. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.

    High: 59 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 55.

    High: 55 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 60.

    High: 60 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy blowing dust after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 64. Windy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday
Patchy blowing dust after 8am. Sunny, with a high near 63. Very windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph increasing to 35 to 40 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.
Friday Night
Patchy blowing dust before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 31. Northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 59. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 30.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 55.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 30.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 60.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Hope NM
 32.81°N 104.73°W (Elev. 4081 ft)
4:07 am MST Feb 19, 2026
6am MST Feb 19, 2026-6pm MST Feb 25, 2026
 
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