Record Warmth Lingers; Fire Weather Concerns; Unsettled Pacific Northwest

More record warm temperatures are forecast this week from California, Southwest, Plains then into the Mississippi Valley and Southeast. The warmth combining with dry conditions may result in elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions. Meanwhile, another Pacific system will move across the Pacific Northwest with lower elevation rain and mountain snows. For Hawaii, conditions improving. Read More >

Current conditions at

Artesia Municipal Airport (KATS)

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

Fair

59°F

15°C

Humidity 36%
Wind Speed N 13 mph
Barometer 30.23 in
Dewpoint 32°F (0°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 23 Mar 12:55 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SSW Lake Arthur NM

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. North wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 48 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 75. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

    High: 75 °F

    Becoming
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. South wind 5 to 15 mph.

    Low: 47 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 95. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 95 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. South wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight.

    Low: 52 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 97.

    High: 97 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 54.

    Low: 54 °F

    Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 99.

    High: 99 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 48.

    Low: 48 °F

    Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly clear, with a low around 48. North wind around 10 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 75. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47. South wind 5 to 15 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 95. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52. South wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 97.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 54.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 99.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 48.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 74.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 66.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles SSW Lake Arthur NM
 32.92°N 104.38°W (Elev. 3379 ft)
12:36 am MDT Mar 23, 2026
1am MDT Mar 23, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 29, 2026
 
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