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 today. 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 central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Artesia Municipal Airport (KATS)

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

Fair

54°F

12°C

Humidity 44%
Wind Speed N 8 mph
Barometer 30.04 in
Dewpoint 32°F (0°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill52°F (11°C)
Last update 26 Feb 7:15 am MST
Extended Forecast for

Loco Hills NM

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 80. North wind around 10 mph.

    High: 80 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 48. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 48 °F

    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 83. North wind around 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 83 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. South wind around 5 mph becoming north after midnight.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 87. North wind around 5 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 87 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.

    Low: 52 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 87.

    High: 87 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43.

    Low: 43 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 69.

    High: 69 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 80. North wind around 10 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 48. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 83. North wind around 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49. South wind around 5 mph becoming north after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 87. North wind around 5 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 87.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 43.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 69.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 70.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Wednesday
A slight chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 66.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Loco Hills NM
 32.81°N 104°W (Elev. 3612 ft)
4:07 am MST Feb 26, 2026
7am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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