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.

Mostly Cloudy and Windy

79°F

26°C

Humidity	20%
Wind Speed	SW 29 G 37 mph
Barometer	29.83 in
Dewpoint	34°F (1°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	78°F (26°C)
Last update	1 Apr 3:15 pm MDT

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Extended Forecast for

Loco Hills NM

Wind Advisory until April 1, 10:00pm

Red Flag Warning until April 1, 09:00pm

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Wind Advisory

Red Flag Warning

Wind Advisory until April 1, 10:00pm
Red Flag Warning until April 1, 09:00pm
NOW: Multiple hazards in effect
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This Afternoon
High: 83 °F
Slight Chance
Showers and
Windy
Tonight
Low: 49 °F
Patchy
Blowing Dust
then Mostly
Clear
Thursday
High: 84 °F
Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 53 °F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: 86 °F
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 48 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 71 °F
Mostly Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 46 °F
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A 20 percent chance of showers. Patchy blowing dust. Cloudy, with a high near 83. Windy, with a southwest wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Tonight

Patchy blowing dust before 8pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 49. West wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 84. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 86. South wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west in the morning.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.