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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WEST TEXAS/SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
148 PM CDT THU APR 30 2026
DISCUSSION
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE VERY LIMITED THROUGH THE PERIOD.
BENEFICIAL WETTING RAINS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO. ADDITIONALLY,
MIN RHS LARGELY REMAIN ABOVE 15% THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT
WEEK. OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES WILL BE GOOD TO EXCELLENT INTO NEXT WEEK
AS WELL. AS A RESULT OF THESE FACTORS, FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ARE
VERY LOW FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
FOR POINT-SPECIFIC FORECASTS PLEASE SEE THE POINT FIRE WEATHER
MATRIX PRODUCT ISSUED BY THE MIDLAND/ODESSA NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE.
NMZ116-010915-
SACRAMENTO FOOTHILLS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
1248 PM MDT THU APR 30 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 80 30 10
TEMP (24H TREND) 42 (-7) 52 (-18) 36 62
RH % (24H TREND) 97 (+28) 62 (+38) 94 31
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 12 N 13 NE 10 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 10 NE 17 NE 5 SE 8
WIND 10000 FT MSL 36 29 19 6
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2010 5580
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NE 25 SE 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 50250 55800
VENT CATEGORY FAIR FAIR
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 20 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST
WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
NMZ117-010915-
CHAVES PLAINS-
1248 PM MDT THU APR 30 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 90 20 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 43 (-6) 55 (-17) 37 68
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+26) 63 (+28) 100 30
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SE 13 NE 15 NE 8 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 12 NE 17 LGT/VAR S 5
WIND 10000 FT MSL 15 26 9 6
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2730 6700
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NE 27 S 9
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 73710 60300
VENT CATEGORY GOOD GOOD
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
ABOVE 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
NMZ118-010915-
EDDY PLAINS-
1248 PM MDT THU APR 30 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 90 20 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 49 (-5) 59 (-19) 42 66
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+29) 74 (+42) 97 42
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 13 NE 13 NE 11 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SE 12 NE 18 LGT/VAR SE 5
WIND 10000 FT MSL 36 29 12 4
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2580 6200
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NE 25 E 9
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 64500 55800
VENT CATEGORY GOOD FAIR
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND
15 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
NMZ119-010915-
LEA-
1248 PM MDT THU APR 30 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 90 20 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 44 (-6) 57 (-15) 37 67
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+25) 65 (+27) 100 28
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SE 12 E 15 NE 10 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 12 E 18 LGT/VAR S 5
WIND 10000 FT MSL 30 28 12 6
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2730 7210
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) E 28 SE 7
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 76440 50470
VENT CATEGORY GOOD FAIR
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
TXZ270-271-010915-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7000 FEET-
GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK AND
PINE SPRINGS
148 PM CDT THU APR 30 2026 /1248 PM MDT THU APR 30 2026/
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 60 20 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 45 (-12) 57 (-13) 39 59
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+42) 67 (+49) 96 45
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 13 W 12 NE 17 E 9
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SE 11 N 17 E 13 E 10
WIND 10000 FT MSL 23 38 24 6
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1900 4530
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 23 E 14
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 43700 63420
VENT CATEGORY FAIR GOOD
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST
WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
15 TO 20 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TXZ272-273-275>282-010915-
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-EASTERN CULBERSON-
CHINATI MOUNTAINS-MARFA PLATEAU-DAVIS MOUNTAINS-
DAVIS MOUNTAINS FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL BREWSTER-CHISOS BASIN-
PRESIDIO VALLEY-LOWER BREWSTER COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF VAN HORN, MARFA, FORT DAVIS, ALPINE,
BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, PANTHER JUNCTION, MARATHON, CHISOS BASIN,
PRESIDIO, LAJITAS, AND CASTOLON
148 PM CDT THU APR 30 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 50 20 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 49 (-13) 75 (-8) 41 69
RH % (24H TREND) 99 (+37) 37 (+14) 94 34
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 12 N 10 NE 18 NE 10
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 9 N 14 NE 14 E 9
WIND 10000 FT MSL 20 30 19 11
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4900 5840
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 19 E 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 93100 93440
VENT CATEGORY GOOD GOOD
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-010915-
GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-LOVING-
WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-PECOS-
TERRELL-REEVES COUNTY PLAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SEMINOLE, LAMESA, GAIL, SNYDER, ANDREWS,
STANTON, BIG SPRING, COLORADO CITY, MENTONE, KERMIT, ODESSA,
MIDLAND, GARDEN CITY, MONAHANS, CRANE, MCCAMEY, RANKIN, BIG LAKE,
FORT STOCKTON, DRYDEN, SANDERSON, AND PECOS
148 PM CDT THU APR 30 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 90 20 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 49 (-8) 63 (-14) 41 70
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+19) 67 (+22) 100 31
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 10 E 13 NE 12 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 9 NE 16 N 6 LGT/VAR
WIND 10000 FT MSL 22 24 17 12
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2750 6940
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) E 25 E 9
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 68750 62460
VENT CATEGORY GOOD GOOD
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
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