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

48°F

9°C

Humidity	42%
Wind Speed	NE 6 mph
Barometer	30.01 in (1007.4 mb)
Dewpoint	26°F (-3°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	45°F (7°C)
Last update	26 Mar 2:53 am MDT

More Information:

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

Extended Forecast for

10 Miles E Raton NM

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

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Red Flag Warning

Overnight
Low: 50 °F
Clear
Thursday
High: 75 °F
Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 31 °F
Mostly Clear
and Blustery
then Patchy
Blowing Dust
and Windy
Friday
High: 41 °F
Slight Chance
Rain/Snow and
Windy then
Mostly Cloudy
Friday Night
Low: 28 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Partly
Cloudy and
Breezy
Saturday
High: 63 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Windy
Saturday Night
Low: 43 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Partly
Cloudy
Sunday
High: 68 °F
Partly Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 44 °F
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Clear, with a low around 50. West wind around 15 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 75. West wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night

Patchy blowing dust after midnight. Increasing clouds, with a low around 31. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Friday

A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 9am, then a slight chance of snow showers between 9am and noon. Patchy blowing dust before 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Windy, with a north wind 20 to 30 mph becoming east 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Windy.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Breezy.

Sunday

Partly sunny, with a high near 68.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.

Monday

A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 64.