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Current conditions at

Artesia Municipal Airport (KATS)

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

Fair and Windy

82°F

28°C

Humidity 9%
Wind Speed N 26 G 33 mph
Barometer 29.86 in
Dewpoint 18°F (-8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index80°F (27°C)
Last update 15 Mar 12:15 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles N Loco Hills NM

Wind Advisory March 15, 12:37pm until March 15, 09:00pm
Red Flag Warning until March 15, 08:00pm
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Wind Advisory
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  •  
    Wind Advisory March 15, 12:37pm until March 15, 09:00pm
    Red Flag Warning until March 15, 08:00pm

    NOW: Multiple hazards in effect

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  • This Afternoon

    High: 80 °F

    Areas Blowing
    Dust and
    Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy blowing dust before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Northeast wind 20 to 25 mph becoming east 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 52. South wind around 15 mph.

    High: 52 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. South wind 10 to 15 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 77. South wind around 10 mph.

    High: 77 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 45.

    Low: 45 °F

    Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 86.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.

    Low: 50 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Areas of blowing dust. Sunny, with a high near 80. Windy, with a north wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Tonight
Patchy blowing dust before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Northeast wind 20 to 25 mph becoming east 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 52. South wind around 15 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 32. South wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 77. South wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 45.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 86.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 91.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 93.
Friday Night
Clear, with a low around 56.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 93.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles N Loco Hills NM
 32.86°N 103.97°W (Elev. 3720 ft)
11:06 am MDT Mar 15, 2026
12pm MDT Mar 15, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 21, 2026
 
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