Critical Fire Weather in the Plains; Severe Thunderstorms in the Upper Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes

Anomalously warm, dry and breezy conditions will bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions across portions of the Intermountain West into the central and southern Plains today. Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across portions of the upper Mississippi River Valley to the Great Lakes tonight through the day Tuesday. Damaging gusts, hail, and heavy rainfall are likely. Read More >

Current conditions at

Artesia Municipal Airport (KATS)

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

Fair

90°F

32°C

Humidity	11%
Wind Speed	N 6 mph
Barometer	29.92 in
Dewpoint	28°F (-2°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	86°F (30°C)
Last update	30 Mar 3:35 pm MDT

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Extended Forecast for

Artesia Municipal Airport NM

This Afternoon
High: 89 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tonight
Low: 53 °F
Slight Chance
Showers then
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 88 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 57 °F
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 82 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance
Showers and
Windy
Wednesday Night
Low: 48 °F
Slight Chance
Showers then
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 83 °F
Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 51 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: 85 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south.

Tonight

A slight chance of showers between 9pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 53. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 10%.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.

Wednesday

A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. Windy, with a southwest wind 5 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 30 mph. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Wednesday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 83.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 51.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.