FNUS54 KMAF 150829 FWFMAF Fire Weather Planning Forecast for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 329 AM CDT Thu Oct 15 2026 .DISCUSSION... Wetting rains are expected across much of West Texas through Friday afternoon. This will eliminate any fire threat or provide opportunity for controlled burning. A cold front brings breezy winds to the area tonight into Friday, along with below normal temperatures that persist through the weekend. Aside from the front, winds remain below critical thresholds. Min RHs remain well above 15%, and overnight recoveries will be good to excellent, further limiting fire weather concerns. && For point-specific forecasts please see the Point Fire Weather Matrix product issued by the Midland/Odessa National Weather Service Office. NMZ116-152115- Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains- 229 AM MDT Thu Oct 15 2026 Today Tonight Fri Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 71 (-7) 39 (-12) 57 RH % (24h trend) 20 (-3) 69 (+10) 17 Wind 20ft/early(mph) NW 8 NE 24 NE 23 Wind 20ft/late(mph) NE 14 NE 26 NE 20 Wind 10000 FT MSL 15 50 49 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5390 4590 Transport Wnd (kts) N 21 NE 36 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 113190 165240 Vent Category Very good Excellent RFTI 2 3 2 RFTI Category Elevated Near Crit Elevated Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. South winds around 5 mph. $$ NMZ117-152115- Chaves Plains- 229 AM MDT Thu Oct 15 2026 Today Tonight Fri Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Precip Type None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 78 (-7) 44 (-11) 62 RH % (24h trend) 21 (-1) 64 (+3) 17 Wind 20ft/early(mph) NW 9 NE 22 N 15 Wind 20ft/late(mph) N 16 NE 17 NE 17 Wind 10000 FT MSL 17 48 43 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 6070 5300 Transport Wnd (kts) N 22 NE 22 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 133540 116600 Vent Category Very good Very good RFTI 2 3 0 RFTI Category Elevated Near Crit Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs around 60. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ NMZ118-152115- Eddy Plains- 229 AM MDT Thu Oct 15 2026 Today Tonight Fri Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Mcldy Precip Type None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 81 (-4) 48 (-12) 63 RH % (24h trend) 20 (-11) 58 (-23) 18 Wind 20ft/early(mph) N 11 NE 20 N 18 Wind 20ft/late(mph) N 14 N 20 NE 18 Wind 10000 FT MSL 17 37 43 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5770 5590 Transport Wnd (kts) N 18 NE 23 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 103860 128570 Vent Category Very good Very good RFTI 0 2 2 RFTI Category Nil Elevated Elevated Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs around 60. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ NMZ119-152115- Lea- 229 AM MDT Thu Oct 15 2026 Today Tonight Fri Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Precip Type None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 77 (-3) 45 (-15) 60 RH % (24h trend) 22 (-33) 69 (-27) 22 Wind 20ft/early(mph) N 9 NE 22 NE 19 Wind 20ft/late(mph) N 14 NE 20 NE 19 Wind 10000 FT MSL 21 33 43 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5140 4740 Transport Wnd (kts) N 20 NE 25 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 102800 118500 Vent Category Very good Very good RFTI 1 2 2 RFTI Category Elevated Elevated Elevated Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph. $$ TXZ270-271-152115- Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet- Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains- Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and Pine Springs 329 AM CDT Thu Oct 15 2026 /229 AM MDT Thu Oct 15 2026/ Today Tonight Fri Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Mcldy Precip Type None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 74 (-2) 42 (-15) 55 RH % (24h trend) 21 (-11) 69 (+8) 22 Wind 20ft/early(mph) NE 6 NE 31 NE 45 Wind 20ft/late(mph) NE 12 NE 50 NE 30 Wind 10000 FT MSL 10 42 49 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4520 4670 Transport Wnd (kts) NE 18 NE 51 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 81360 238170 Vent Category Good Excellent RFTI 0 2 3 RFTI Category Nil Elevated Near Crit Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY...Windy. Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the lower 50s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds 15 to 30 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Warmer. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. $$ TXZ272-273-275>282-152115- Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson- Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains- Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster-Chisos Basin- Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County- Including the cities of Van Horn, Marfa, Fort Davis, Alpine, Big Bend National Park, Panther Junction, Marathon, Chisos Basin, Presidio, Lajitas, and Castolon 329 AM CDT Thu Oct 15 2026 Today Tonight Fri Cloud Cover Pcldy Mcldy Cloudy Precip Type Tstms Tstms Showers Chance Precip (%) 40 80 50 Temp (24h trend) 80 (-3) 42 (-21) 58 RH % (24h trend) 34 (-13) 100 (+11) 34 Wind 20ft/early(mph) NE 5 NE 15 NE 27 Wind 20ft/late(mph) NE 9 NE 28 NE 20 Wind 10000 FT MSL 13 48 46 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3490 3840 Transport Wnd (kts) E 15 NE 35 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 52350 134400 Vent Category Fair Very good RFTI 0 0 1 RFTI Category Nil Nil Elevated Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds 10 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around 80. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. $$ TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-152115- 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 329 AM CDT Thu Oct 15 2026 Today Tonight Fri Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy Precip Type Tstms Tstms None Chance Precip (%) 50 50 0 Temp (24h trend) 79 (-6) 49 (-18) 62 RH % (24h trend) 44 (-12) 91 (-6) 29 Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 6 NE 14 NE 18 Wind 20ft/late(mph) N 8 NE 18 NE 17 Wind 10000 FT MSL 21 35 38 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 2850 4770 Transport Wnd (kts) W 16 NE 27 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 45600 128790 Vent Category Fair Very good RFTI 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. $$