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Current conditions at

Artesia Municipal Airport (KATS)

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

Overcast

64°F

18°C

Humidity 26%
Wind Speed SW 13 mph
Barometer 29.77 in
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 7 Jan 5:55 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

Artesia NM

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers, mainly before 11pm. Patchy blowing dust after 5am. Low around 44. Southwest wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 44 °F

    Showers then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Patchy blowing dust before 8am, then patchy blowing dust after 11am. Sunny, with a high near 64. West wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 64 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 37 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 53. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

    High: 53 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 23. North wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 50.

    High: 50 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 20.

    Low: 20 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 52.

    High: 52 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 22.

    Low: 22 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers, mainly before 11pm. Patchy blowing dust after 5am. Low around 44. Southwest wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Thursday
Patchy blowing dust before 8am, then patchy blowing dust after 11am. Sunny, with a high near 64. West wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 53. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 23. North wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 50.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 20.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 52.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 22.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 55.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 24.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 60.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 28.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 59.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Artesia NM
 32.85°N 104.43°W (Elev. 3451 ft)
Last Update:
4:06 pm MST Jan 7, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6pm MST Jan 7, 2026-6pm MST Jan 14, 2026
 
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