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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Artesia Municipal Airport (KATS)

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

Fair

90°F

32°C

Humidity 26%
Wind Speed S 12 G 22 mph
Barometer 29.90 in
Dewpoint 50°F (10°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index87°F (31°C)
Last update 7 Jun 3:15 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles N Loco Hills NM

  • This
    Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Some of the storms could be severe.  Mostly sunny, with a steady temperature around 84. South wind 10 to 15 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Severe
    Thunderstorms

    High: 84 °F

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10pm. Some of the storms could be severe.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 58. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming east in the evening.  Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Severe
    Thunderstorms
    then Mostly
    Clear

    Low: 58 °F

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 93. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the morning.

    Sunny

    High: 93 °F

  • Thursday
    Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Partly Cloudy

    Low: 62 °F

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 95. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

    Partly Sunny

    High: 95 °F

  • Friday
    Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.

    Partly Cloudy

    Low: 62 °F

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 95.

    Sunny

    High: 95 °F

  • Saturday
    Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 62.

    Clear

    Low: 62 °F

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 96.

    Sunny

    High: 96 °F

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly sunny, with a steady temperature around 84. South wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tonight
Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10pm. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 58. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming east in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 93. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the morning.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 95. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 95.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 62.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 96.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 97.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 98.
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Point Forecast:
3 Miles N Loco Hills NM
 32.86°N 103.97°W (Elev. 3720 ft)
12:36 pm MDT Jun 7, 2023
3pm MDT Jun 7, 2023-6pm MDT Jun 13, 2023
 
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