Critical Fire Weather in the Southern Plains; Severe Storms in the Ohio Valley

Strong winds and low humidity will create elevated to critical fire weather conditions across the Southern Plains on Thursday. Strong to severe thunderstorms are forecast in the Ohio Valley late Thursday into Friday morning, with the strongest storms capable of producing very large hail, damaging winds, and a few tornadoes. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Red Flag Warning in effect from March 26, 11:00 AM MDT until March 26, 08:00 PM MDT

Current conditions at

Raton Municipal - Crews Field Airport (KRTN)

Lat: 36.74°NLon: 104.5°WElev: 6354ft.

Fair

63°F

17°C

Humidity	25%
Wind Speed	W 5 mph
Barometer	30.04 in (1008.3 mb)
Dewpoint	26°F (-3°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	25 Mar 9:53 pm MDT

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SSW Des Moines NM

Red Flag Warning March 26, 11:00am until March 26, 08:00pm

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Red Flag Warning

Tonight
Low: 55 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 77 °F
Sunny then
Sunny and
Breezy
Thursday Night
Low: 35 °F
Mostly Clear
and Windy
Friday
High: 41 °F
Partly Sunny
and Windy
then Mostly
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 33 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Windy
Saturday
High: 62 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Windy
Saturday Night
Low: 48 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Mostly
Cloudy
Sunday
High: 69 °F
Partly Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 48 °F
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 55. South wind around 15 mph becoming west after midnight.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 77. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph becoming north 30 to 35 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.

Friday

Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Windy, with a north wind 25 to 30 mph becoming northeast 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Windy, with a southeast wind 25 to 30 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Windy.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Breezy.

Sunday

Partly sunny, with a high near 69.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.

Monday

Partly sunny, with a high near 67.