Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
117 PM CDT Wed Aug 27 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Above normal temperatures and ERCs around the 75th percentile
remain through Friday. However, min RHs remain above critical
levels with fair to good recoveries each night. Winds continue to
remain light outside of any convection. Chances for rain increase
significantly beginning this weekend and carry into early next
week. Wetting rain will improve fuel conditions. Overall, fire
weather concerns remain low.
&&
For point-specific forecasts please see the Point Fire Weather
Matrix product issued by the Midland/Odessa National Weather
Service Office.
NMZ116-280930-
Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-
1217 PM MDT Wed Aug 27 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None Tstms None Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 20 0 50
Temp (24h trend) 61 (-3) 90 (+6) 62 89
RH % (24h trend) 78 (+3) 26 (-10) 80 34
Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 7 W 8 N 9 N 6
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 6 NW 5 NE 10 SE 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 15 16 5 8
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 8040 4940
Transport Wnd (kts) W 13 NE 11
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 104520 54340
Vent Category Very good Fair
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows
in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. North winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around 80. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
$$
NMZ117-280930-
Chaves Plains-
1217 PM MDT Wed Aug 27 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type Tstms None None Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 10 0 0 40
Temp (24h trend) 64 (-1) 95 (+4) 65 95
RH % (24h trend) 87 (+4) 23 (-9) 92 33
Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 8 SW 6 NE 9 NE 6
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 6 N 6 NE 11 Lgt/Var
Wind 10000 FT MSL 25 19 7 12
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 10200 7050
Transport Wnd (kts) W 11 E 11
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 112200 77550
Vent Category Very good Good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
lower 60s. Highs around 80. Minimum relative humidity above
15 percent. Chance of precipitation 90 percent. North winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs around 80. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation
60 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
$$
NMZ118-280930-
Eddy Plains-
1217 PM MDT Wed Aug 27 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type None None None Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 30
Temp (24h trend) 67 (-2) 97 (+5) 69 98
RH % (24h trend) 79 (+10) 26 (-7) 76 31
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 8 S 6 N 7 NE 6
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 7 N 5 NE 9 E 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 17 15 9 10
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 9650 9350
Transport Wnd (kts) W 10 E 10
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 96500 93500
Vent Category Good Good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 90s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Not as warm. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
$$
NMZ119-280930-
Lea-
1217 PM MDT Wed Aug 27 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type Tstms None Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 10 0 10 30
Temp (24h trend) 64 (0) 95 (+5) 65 95
RH % (24h trend) 89 (-2) 23 (-11) 93 33
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 9 S 7 NE 8 E 6
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 9 NW 6 NE 12 SE 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 20 19 10 9
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 9740 9160
Transport Wnd (kts) W 14 SE 12
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 136360 109920
Vent Category Very good Very good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
lower 60s. Highs around 80. Minimum relative humidity above
15 percent. Chance of precipitation 90 percent. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs around 80. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation
60 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
$$
TXZ270-271-280930-
Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and
Pine Springs
117 PM CDT Wed Aug 27 2025 /1217 PM MDT Wed Aug 27 2025/
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type None Tstms None Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 20 0 40
Temp (24h trend) 63 (+1) 89 (+7) 65 89
RH % (24h trend) 76 (-7) 29 (-10) 66 29
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 9 SW 10 NE 9 NW 7
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 9 SW 9 NE 11 E 6
Wind 10000 FT MSL 10 12 7 8
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 7290 8380
Transport Wnd (kts) W 13 E 13
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 94770 108940
Vent Category Good Very good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
lower 60s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum relative humidity
above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 80 percent. Northeast
winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers and a chance of thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum relative
humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around
5 mph.
$$
TXZ272-273-275>282-280930-
Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson-
Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains-
Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster-Chisos Basin-
Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County-
Including the cities of Van Horn, Marfa, Fort Davis, Alpine,
Big Bend National Park, Panther Junction, Marathon, Chisos Basin,
Presidio, Lajitas, and Castolon
117 PM CDT Wed Aug 27 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type Tstms Tstms None Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 10 20 0 30
Temp (24h trend) 63 (-3) 96 (+7) 65 98
RH % (24h trend) 84 (+2) 25 (-10) 74 23
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 7 S 5 E 5 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 5 SW 5 NE 5 E 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 16 10 8 8
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 8090 9890
Transport Wnd (kts) SW 11 SE 8
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 88990 79120
Vent Category Good Good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 90s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around
5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation
50 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
$$
TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-280930-
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
117 PM CDT Wed Aug 27 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 10 20
Temp (24h trend) 69 (0) 99 (+7) 69 99
RH % (24h trend) 84 (+2) 27 (-12) 84 28
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 10 S 9 SE 7 E 6
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 8 SW 6 SE 7 E 5
Wind 10000 FT MSL 22 11 13 11
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 9240 9500
Transport Wnd (kts) SW 18 E 11
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 166320 104500
Vent Category Excellent Very good
RFTI 0 0 0 0
RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 90s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation
70 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum
relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
$$