393  
FNUS54 KMAF 221844  
FWFMAF  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WEST TEXAS/SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX  
144 PM CDT WED APR 22 2026  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM  
MDT/ THURSDAY FOR PORTIONS OF NEW MEXICO AND SOUTHWEST AND  
WESTERN TEXAS...  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
MIN RHS REMAIN BELOW 15% FOR MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH THE PERIOD.  
THOUGH RECENT WETTING RAINS IMPROVED ERCS ACROSS MUCH OF WEST TEXAS,  
FUELS REMAIN DRY ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO. ELEVATED TO  
NEAR-CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY FOR  
SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND GAINES COUNTY THANKS TO MODEST 20 FT WINDS.  
WINDS INCREASE THURSDAY, LEADING TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS  
FOR WESTERNMOST PORTIONS OF THE AREA. ELEVATED TO NEAR-CRITICAL  
CONCERNS PERSIST FRIDAY AND SATURDAY BEFORE WINDS INCREASE SUNDAY  
AND CRITICAL CONDITIONS REDEVELOP.  
 

 
 
FOR POINT-SPECIFIC FORECASTS PLEASE SEE THE POINT FIRE WEATHER  
MATRIX PRODUCT ISSUED BY THE MIDLAND/ODESSA NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE OFFICE.  
 
NMZ116-230915-  
SACRAMENTO FOOTHILLS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-  
1244 PM MDT WED APR 22 2026  
   
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY
 
 
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 49 (-4) 80 (-2) 45 80  
RH % (24H TREND) 25 (-16) 6 (-4) 25 6  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 17 W 15 W 23 W 8  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 11 W 25 W 11 W 14  
WIND 10000 FT MSL 39 46 47 21  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 8710 11640  
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 32 W 26  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 278720 302640  
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT  
RFTI 6 8 8 5  
RFTI CATEGORY CRITICAL EXTREME EXTREME CRITICAL  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
SATURDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS AROUND  
80. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST  
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
WINDY. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
BREEZY, CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS  
IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY  
ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.  
 

 
 
NMZ117-230915-  
CHAVES PLAINS-  
1244 PM MDT WED APR 22 2026  
   
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY
 
 
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 49 (-2) 88 (-2) 48 87  
RH % (24H TREND) 30 (-57) 6 (-3) 26 7  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 15 W 7 W 16 NW 7  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 8 W 16 NW 7 W 9  
WIND 10000 FT MSL 39 33 37 28  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 12060 12990  
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 24 W 19  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 289440 246810  
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT  
RFTI 5 6 6 1  
RFTI CATEGORY CRITICAL CRITICAL CRITICAL ELEVATED  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
SATURDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST  
WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.  
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS  
10 TO 15 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS  
IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY  
ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
 

 
 
NMZ118-230915-  
EDDY PLAINS-  
1244 PM MDT WED APR 22 2026  
   
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY
 
 
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 54 (0) 90 (0) 52 89  
RH % (24H TREND) 31 (-54) 7 (-4) 25 7  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 16 SW 11 W 19 NW 7  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 8 W 23 W 9 W 12  
WIND 10000 FT MSL 34 40 46 21  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 10030 13060  
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 29 NW 25  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 290870 326500  
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT  
RFTI 5 8 8 4  
RFTI CATEGORY CRITICAL EXTREME EXTREME NEAR CRIT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
SATURDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
BREEZY. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.  
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO  
15 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST  
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.  
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND  
10 MPH.  
 

 
 
NMZ119-230915-  
LEA-  
1244 PM MDT WED APR 22 2026  
   
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY
 
 
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 50 (-3) 88 (-2) 50 88  
RH % (24H TREND) 66 (-30) 6 (-5) 24 6  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 14 SW 10 W 17 NW 7  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 8 W 18 W 9 W 11  
WIND 10000 FT MSL 37 34 42 24  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 11040 12520  
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 27 NW 21  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 298080 262920  
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT  
RFTI 4 6 7 2  
RFTI CATEGORY NEAR CRIT CRITICAL EXTREME ELEVATED  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
SATURDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST  
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS  
10 TO 15 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER  
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST  
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE  
MID 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS  
10 TO 15 MPH.  
 

 
 
TXZ270-271-230915-  
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7000 FEET-  
GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK AND  
PINE SPRINGS  
144 PM CDT WED APR 22 2026 /1244 PM MDT WED APR 22 2026/  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ TO 9 PM  
CDT /8 PM MDT/ THURSDAY...  
 
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 53 (-3) 79 (+1) 51 80  
RH % (24H TREND) 31 (-21) 8 (-6) 24 8  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 17 W 19 W 27 W 13  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 11 W 31 W 14 W 19  
WIND 10000 FT MSL 35 43 44 37  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6540 9310  
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 36 W 26  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 235440 242060  
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT  
RFTI 5 8 8 5  
RFTI CATEGORY CRITICAL EXTREME EXTREME CRITICAL  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
SATURDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST  
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
WINDY. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN  
THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.  
WEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
WINDY. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN  
THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.  
WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST  
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE  
MID 70S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS  
AROUND 15 MPH.  
 

 
 
TXZ275-276-279>282-230915-  
CHINATI MOUNTAINS-MARFA PLATEAU-CENTRAL BREWSTER-CHISOS BASIN-  
PRESIDIO VALLEY-LOWER BREWSTER COUNTY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MARFA, BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK,  
PANTHER JUNCTION, MARATHON, CHISOS BASIN, PRESIDIO, LAJITAS,  
AND CASTOLON  
144 PM CDT WED APR 22 2026  
 
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 55 (-2) 93 (+5) 54 93  
RH % (24H TREND) 80 (-6) 8 (-8) 42 7  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 7 NW 6 W 9 NW 7  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR W 11 NW 6 W 10  
WIND 10000 FT MSL 14 21 32 25  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 9880 11310  
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 19 W 16  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 187720 180960  
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT  
RFTI 0 2 2 1  
RFTI CATEGORY NIL ELEVATED ELEVATED ELEVATED  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.  
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 90.  
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO  
10 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER  
90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. NORTH  
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.  
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
 

 
 
TXZ272-273-277-278-230915-  
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-EASTERN CULBERSON-  
DAVIS MOUNTAINS-DAVIS MOUNTAINS FOOTHILLS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF VAN HORN, FORT DAVIS, AND ALPINE  
144 PM CDT WED APR 22 2026  
   
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM CDT THURSDAY
 
 
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 53 (-2) 86 (+1) 51 87  
RH % (24H TREND) 49 (-18) 7 (-6) 27 7  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 10 W 12 W 15 W 9  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 7 W 19 W 9 W 14  
WIND 10000 FT MSL 29 38 38 37  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 8900 11100  
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 27 W 22  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 240300 244200  
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT  
RFTI 3 6 6 3  
RFTI CATEGORY NEAR CRIT CRITICAL CRITICAL NEAR CRIT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST  
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.  
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO  
20 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER  
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS  
10 TO 20 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.  
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.  
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND  
10 MPH.  
 

 
 
TXZ045-059-274-230915-  
GAINES-LOVING-REEVES COUNTY PLAINS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SEMINOLE, MENTONE, AND PECOS  
144 PM CDT WED APR 22 2026  
   
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM CDT THURSDAY
 
 
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 55 (0) 91 (-1) 55 91  
RH % (24H TREND) 83 (-9) 6 (-6) 24 6  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 10 W 10 W 14 W 8  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 7 W 17 W 6 W 11  
WIND 10000 FT MSL 31 33 37 35  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 10710 12790  
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 27 W 21  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 289170 268590  
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT  
RFTI 2 5 5 2  
RFTI CATEGORY ELEVATED CRITICAL CRITICAL ELEVATED  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER  
90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST  
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS  
5 TO 15 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER  
80S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS  
10 TO 15 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS AROUND  
90. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO  
10 MPH.  
 

 
 
TXZ046>048-050>053-060>063-067>070-075-082-230915-  
DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-WINKLER-ECTOR-  
MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-PECOS-TERRELL-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LAMESA, GAIL, SNYDER, ANDREWS, STANTON,  
BIG SPRING, COLORADO CITY, KERMIT, ODESSA, MIDLAND, GARDEN CITY,  
MONAHANS, CRANE, MCCAMEY, RANKIN, BIG LAKE, FORT STOCKTON,  
DRYDEN, AND SANDERSON  
144 PM CDT WED APR 22 2026  
 
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 60 (+1) 92 (+3) 57 92  
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+8) 6 (-18) 76 7  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 13 SW 11 SW 13 W 7  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) S 12 SW 14 SW 7 W 10  
WIND 10000 FT MSL 29 27 40 27  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 10940 12120  
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 28 NW 18  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 306320 218160  
VENT CATEGORY EXCELLENT EXCELLENT  
RFTI 0 4 4 2  
RFTI CATEGORY NIL NEAR CRIT NEAR CRIT ELEVATED  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.  
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTH  
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 90.  
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. WEST WINDS  
AROUND 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.  
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM  
RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
 

 
 
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