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 >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Fire Weather Watch in effect from February 20, 10:00 AM MST until February 20, 07:00 PM MST

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 Chill	46°F (8°C)
Last update	19 Feb 5:55 am MST

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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
High: 64 °F
Sunny then
Patchy
Blowing Dust
and Windy
Tonight
Low: 41 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: 63 °F
Patchy
Blowing Dust
and Very
Windy
Friday Night
Low: 31 °F
Patchy
Blowing Dust
then Mostly
Clear
Saturday
High: 59 °F
Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 30 °F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 55 °F
Partly Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 30 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
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.