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

52°F

11°C

Humidity 47%
Wind Speed NW 3 mph
Barometer 30.03 in
Dewpoint 32°F (0°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 6:55 am MST
Extended Forecast for

Artesia NM

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 81. North wind around 10 mph.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 45. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 45 °F

    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. South wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

    Low: 46 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 87. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 87 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.

    Low: 49 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 88.

    High: 88 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.

    Low: 43 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 71.

    High: 71 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 81. North wind around 10 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 45. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 84. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46. South wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 87. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 88.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 71.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Wednesday
A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Artesia NM
 32.85°N 104.43°W (Elev. 3451 ft)
4:07 am MST Feb 26, 2026
7am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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