Heavy Snow and Disruptive Ice in the Upper Midwest; Severe Thunderstorms in the Southern Plains

A late season winter storm will produce a combination of heavy snow and disruptive ice starting this evening in the Northern Plains and moving into the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes by tonight continuing through Thursday. Severe thunderstorms will likely produce severe wind gusts, large hail, a few tornadoes, and heavy rainfall across the southern and central Plains today. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Artesia Municipal Airport (KATS)

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

A Few Clouds

61°F

16°C

Humidity	36%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	29.93 in
Dewpoint	34°F (1°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	1 Apr 8:55 am MDT

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Extended Forecast for

Hope NM

Wind Advisory April 1, 12:00pm until April 1, 10:00pm

Red Flag Warning April 1, 11:00am until April 1, 09:00pm

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Wind Advisory

Red Flag Warning

Today
High: 80 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Isolated
Showers and
Very Windy
Tonight
Low: 47 °F
Patchy
Blowing Dust
and Very
Windy then
Clear
Thursday
High: 81 °F
Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 51 °F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: 84 °F
Mostly Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 45 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 66 °F
Partly Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 43 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 63 °F
Chance
Showers

Detailed Forecast

Today

Isolated showers after 3pm. Patchy blowing dust after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Very windy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph increasing to 30 to 40 mph. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight

Patchy blowing dust before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 47. Very windy, with a west wind 25 to 35 mph decreasing to 10 to 20 mph. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 81. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest 15 to 25 mph. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Southwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.

Saturday

Partly sunny, with a high near 66.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.