Tracking Areas of Fire Weather, Winter Weather, and Severe Weather Thursday

Continuation of gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring additional periods of critical fire weather to the southern Plains Thursday and Friday. Another Pacific storm will continue gusty winds and heavy snow over the western mountains into Thursday. Severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of the middle Mississippi into lower Ohio Valleys Thursday afternoon into early evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Artesia Municipal Airport (KATS)

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

Fair and Breezy

59°F

15°C

Humidity 17%
Wind Speed W 21 G 26 mph
Barometer 29.68 in
Dewpoint 14°F (-10°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 18 Feb 10:35 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

Artesia NM

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 38. West wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 38 °F

    Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 68. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west 20 to 25 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

    High: 68 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 38 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy blowing dust after 10am. Sunny, with a high near 67. Very windy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph increasing to 30 to 40 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

    High: 67 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Very
    Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. West wind 15 to 20 mph becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 31 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 63.

    High: 63 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.

    Low: 30 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 56.

    High: 56 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31.

    Low: 31 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Clear, with a low around 38. West wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 68. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west 20 to 25 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday
Patchy blowing dust after 10am. Sunny, with a high near 67. Very windy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph increasing to 30 to 40 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 31. West wind 15 to 20 mph becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 63.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 56.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 31.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 80.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Artesia NM
 32.85°N 104.43°W (Elev. 3451 ft)
10:06 pm MST Feb 18, 2026
10pm MST Feb 18, 2026-6pm MST Feb 25, 2026
 
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