Severe Thunderstorms in Portions of the Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes

A few severe thunderstorms with large hail, are expected across parts of the middle and upper Mississippi River Valley tonight through early morning. Snow and a wintry mix overnight in the Upper Midwest into the Great Lakes can cause hazardous travel conditions. Fire weather concerns continue for a large portion of the central and southern High Plains and Four Corners region this evening. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Fire Weather Watch in effect from April 1, 11:00 AM MDT until April 1, 08:00 PM MDT

Current conditions at

Artesia Municipal Airport (KATS)

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

Fair

61°F

16°C

Humidity	31%
Wind Speed	W 10 mph
Barometer	29.94 in
Dewpoint	30°F (-1°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	31 Mar 4:35 am MDT

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Extended Forecast for

Artesia NM

Fire Weather Watch April 1, 11:00am until April 1, 08:00pm

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Fire Weather Watch

Today
High: 89 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Tonight
Low: 56 °F
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 82 °F
Partly Sunny
then Slight
Chance
Showers and
Very Windy
Wednesday Night
Low: 48 °F
Patchy
Blowing Dust
and Windy
then Mostly
Clear
Thursday
High: 85 °F
Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 51 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
Friday
High: 86 °F
Mostly Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 46 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 70 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Increasing clouds, with a high near 89. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Wednesday

A 10 percent chance of showers after noon. Patchy blowing dust after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. Very windy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph increasing to 25 to 35 mph. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.

Wednesday Night

Patchy blowing dust before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 48. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 85. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest 15 to 20 mph. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Breezy.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.