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Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
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408 FXUS64 KMAF 141634 AFDMAF Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 1134 AM CDT Mon Jul 14 2025 ...New AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 1133 AM CDT Mon Jul 14 2025 - Continued shower/thunderstorm chances today, mainly in/near the higher terrain (20-50% there, 10-30% elsewhere). Localized flash flooding remains possible. - High temperatures gradually warm towards normal through the week. Return of near 100F temperatures possible next weekend. && .SHORT TERM... (Today through Tuesday afternoon) Issued at 143 AM CDT Mon Jul 14 2025 The synoptic pattern remains similar to before: a mid-level ridge is still evident over the southwestern CONUS, while the trough continues to sit over central Texas. Meanwhile, we in West Texas and Southeast New Mexico remain wedged between the two features. Overall, given the continued lack of appreciable forcing across much of our area, the forecast today looks similar to that of yesterday: the best rain chances (20-50%) are in/near the higher terrain (ie the Davis Mountains down towards the Big Bend) due mainly to upslope flow. Meanwhile, rogue outflow boundaries or weak disturbances rounding the edge of the ridge could generate a few isolated showers and thunderstorms elsewhere (10-20%). Otherwise, highs remain in the upper 80s and low 90s, while lows tonight will be in the upper 60s and low 70s. Tuesday`s forecast looks pretty similar to Monday`s as far as temperatures and rain chances are concerned. Nevertheless, after Tuesday and going into the Long Term Period, the pattern begins to change as ridging begins to build back in from the east and heights begin to increase... Sprang && .LONG TERM... (Tuesday night through Sunday) Issued at 143 AM CDT Mon Jul 14 2025 By the middle of the week, rain chances stay highest over the Davis Mountains and into southeast New Mexico as a monsoonal pattern keeps hold. Broad ridging stays in place across the southern US and somewhat limits more widespread storm coverage. Highs will gradually increase into the mid 90s by the end of the week and into the weekend. Lows stay in the low to mid 70s for most with 60s over the higher terrain. By the end of the weekend, upper level ridging strengthens and highs reach into the upper 90s for many with a few spots reaching the century mark. -Stickney && .AVIATION... (18Z TAFS) Issued at 1133 AM CDT Mon Jul 14 2025 VFR conditions will prevail next 24 hours. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Big Spring 91 69 91 72 / 0 10 20 0 Carlsbad 90 68 91 71 / 10 0 10 0 Dryden 88 72 91 73 / 20 20 30 10 Fort Stockton 90 69 93 73 / 10 0 20 0 Guadalupe Pass 84 65 86 68 / 10 0 10 0 Hobbs 89 66 89 69 / 10 0 0 0 Marfa 84 61 86 64 / 20 0 40 10 Midland Intl Airport 91 70 90 73 / 0 0 20 0 Odessa 90 69 89 72 / 0 0 10 0 Wink 91 68 92 72 / 0 0 10 0 && .MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...None. NM...None. && $$ SHORT TERM...13 LONG TERM....93 AVIATION...99