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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WEST TEXAS/SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
808 AM CST FRI JAN 23 2026
DISCUSSION
BELOW AVERAGE TEMPERATURES, MIN RH ABOVE CRITICAL 15%, GOOD TO
EXCELLENT OVERNIGHT RECOVERY, AND A CHANCE OF WETTING
PRECIPITATION ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY WILL
RESULT IN LOW FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS ALL OF THE AREA. LOW
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS PERSIST INTO NEXT WEEK EVEN AFTER
PRECIPITATION ENDS SUNDAY, DUE TO CONTINUED BELOW AVERAGE
TEMPERATURES, MIN RH ABOVE CRITICAL, AND GOOD TO EXCELLENT
OVERNIGHT RECOVERY.
FOR POINT-SPECIFIC FORECASTS PLEASE SEE THE POINT FIRE WEATHER
MATRIX PRODUCT ISSUED BY THE MIDLAND/ODESSA NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE.
NMZ116-232215-
SACRAMENTO FOOTHILLS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
708 AM MST FRI JAN 23 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS FRZ RAIN FRZ RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 90 90
TEMP (24H TREND) 41 (-22) 20 (-13) 33
RH % (24H TREND) 31 (+19) 100 (+54) 70
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NW 7 E 6 SE 8
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 7 SE 7 E 8
WIND 10000 FT MSL 26 28 28
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1490 1180
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) N 11 SE 11
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 16390 12980
VENT CATEGORY POOR POOR
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
SNOW SHOWERS, FREEZING RAIN AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SLEET. LOWS AROUND 13. HIGHS AROUND 30. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
ABOVE 15 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION NEAR 100 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 13. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 40S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
NMZ117-232215-
CHAVES PLAINS-
708 AM MST FRI JAN 23 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS FRZ RAIN FRZ RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 90 90
TEMP (24H TREND) 39 (-23) 16 (-13) 29
RH % (24H TREND) 39 (+20) 99 (+48) 69
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) N 9 E 10 E 9
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 10 E 8 E 9
WIND 10000 FT MSL 15 29 27
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2080 1640
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NE 14 SE 11
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 29120 18040
VENT CATEGORY POOR POOR
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
SNOW SHOWERS, A SLIGHT CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN AND
SLEET. LOWS AROUND 10. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION NEAR
100 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 4. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 9. HIGHS AROUND 40. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 14. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
40S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
40S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
NMZ118-232215-
EDDY PLAINS-
708 AM MST FRI JAN 23 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS FRZ RAIN FRZ RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 90 90
TEMP (24H TREND) 44 (-21) 23 (-14) 30
RH % (24H TREND) 37 (+15) 100 (+46) 77
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) N 9 NE 9 SE 11
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) N 8 SE 10 E 9
WIND 10000 FT MSL 28 30 36
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1470 1800
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) N 13 SE 13
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 19110 23400
VENT CATEGORY POOR POOR
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
SNOW SHOWERS, SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. LOWS AROUND 16.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE
15 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 90 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 11. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 40S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
NMZ119-232215-
LEA-
708 AM MST FRI JAN 23 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS FRZ RAIN FRZ RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 90 90
TEMP (24H TREND) 40 (-24) 13 (-21) 25
RH % (24H TREND) 43 (+24) 100 (+33) 68
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 8 E 12 E 11
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 12 E 10 E 10
WIND 10000 FT MSL 26 35 34
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1480 1560
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) E 17 E 13
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 25160 20280
VENT CATEGORY POOR POOR
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
SNOW SHOWERS, SLEET AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF FREEZING
RAIN. LOWS AROUND 11. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION NEAR
100 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 8. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 15. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
40S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. EAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TXZ270-271-232215-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7000 FEET-
GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK AND
PINE SPRINGS
808 AM CST FRI JAN 23 2026 /708 AM MST FRI JAN 23 2026/
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS FRZ RAIN FRZ RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 90 100
TEMP (24H TREND) 48 (-12) 24 (-18) 35
RH % (24H TREND) 41 (+20) 100 (+48) 72
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 8 E 10 E 14
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SE 8 SE 14 E 11
WIND 10000 FT MSL 31 28 35
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 680 360
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 13 SE 17
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 8840 6120
VENT CATEGORY POOR POOR
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
SNOW SHOWERS AND FREEZING RAIN. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 20S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 90 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS AROUND
40. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
TXZ272-273-275>282-232215-
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
808 AM CST FRI JAN 23 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS TSTMS FRZ RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 80 90
TEMP (24H TREND) 65 (-5) 29 (-19) 52
RH % (24H TREND) 32 (+11) 100 (+47) 61
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR NE 8 E 9
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 6 E 8 E 9
WIND 10000 FT MSL 24 24 36
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2990 1530
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 12 SE 15
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 35880 22950
VENT CATEGORY POOR POOR
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
RAIN SHOWERS, FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
ABOVE 15 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 90 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
50S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-232215-
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
808 AM CST FRI JAN 23 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
PRECIP TYPE FRZ RAIN TSTMS FRZ RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 90 90
TEMP (24H TREND) 56 (-12) 15 (-27) 32
RH % (24H TREND) 43 (+21) 100 (+24) 68
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 5 NE 13 NE 11
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NE 11 NE 10 NE 10
WIND 10000 FT MSL 26 35 34
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1800 1680
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) E 21 E 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 37800 26880
VENT CATEGORY POOR POOR
RFTI 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NIL NIL
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY
SLEET, FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 14.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE
15 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION NEAR 100 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 8. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 40S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 40S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
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