FNUS54 KMAF 151827 FWFMAF Fire Weather Planning Forecast for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 127 PM CDT Thu Oct 15 2026 .DISCUSSION... Wetting rains are expected across much of West Texas through tomorrow 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. NMZ116-161000- Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains- 1227 PM MDT Thu Oct 15 2026 Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 39 (-11) 57 (-13) 32 57 RH % (24h trend) 69 (+10) 17 (-5) 56 17 Wind 20ft/early(mph) NE 24 NE 23 NE 14 N 5 Wind 20ft/late(mph) NE 26 NE 20 NE 7 SE 7 Wind 10000 FT MSL 50 49 27 19 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4590 2990 Transport Wnd (kts) NE 36 SE 13 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 165240 38870 Vent Category Excellent Poor RFTI 3 2 2 0 RFTI Category Near Crit Elevated Elevated Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .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. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ NMZ117-161000- Chaves Plains- 1227 PM MDT Thu Oct 15 2026 Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 44 (-9) 62 (-14) 33 61 RH % (24h trend) 64 (+3) 17 (-6) 65 19 Wind 20ft/early(mph) NE 22 N 15 NE 9 Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/late(mph) NE 17 NE 17 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Wind 10000 FT MSL 48 43 19 16 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5300 3790 Transport Wnd (kts) NE 22 SE 9 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 116600 34110 Vent Category Very good Poor RFTI 3 0 0 0 RFTI Category Near Crit Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph. $$ NMZ118-161000- Eddy Plains- 1227 PM MDT Thu Oct 15 2026 Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat Cloud Cover Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy Mclear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 48 (-10) 63 (-16) 37 61 RH % (24h trend) 58 (-23) 18 (-4) 59 21 Wind 20ft/early(mph) NE 20 N 18 NE 11 Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/late(mph) N 20 NE 18 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Wind 10000 FT MSL 37 43 21 18 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5590 4100 Transport Wnd (kts) NE 23 E 8 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 128570 32800 Vent Category Very good Poor RFTI 2 2 0 0 RFTI Category Elevated Elevated Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .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. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph. $$ NMZ119-161000- Lea- 1227 PM MDT Thu Oct 15 2026 Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat Cloud Cover Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy Mclear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 45 (-13) 60 (-16) 34 58 RH % (24h trend) 69 (-27) 22 (-5) 73 22 Wind 20ft/early(mph) NE 22 NE 19 NE 10 Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/late(mph) NE 20 NE 19 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Wind 10000 FT MSL 33 43 22 14 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4740 3970 Transport Wnd (kts) NE 25 E 9 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 118500 35730 Vent Category Very good Poor RFTI 2 2 0 0 RFTI Category Elevated Elevated Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. South winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. $$ TXZ270-271-161000- Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet- Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains- Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park and Pine Springs 127 PM CDT Thu Oct 15 2026 /1227 PM MDT Thu Oct 15 2026/ Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat Cloud Cover Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy Mclear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 42 (-15) 55 (-16) 33 54 RH % (24h trend) 69 (+8) 22 (-2) 63 23 Wind 20ft/early(mph) NE 31 NE 45 NE 31 E 21 Wind 20ft/late(mph) NE 50 NE 30 NE 25 E 11 Wind 10000 FT MSL 42 49 30 21 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4670 3190 Transport Wnd (kts) NE 51 E 25 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 238170 79750 Vent Category Excellent Good RFTI 2 3 2 0 RFTI Category Elevated Near Crit Elevated Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. 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. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ TXZ272-273-275>282-161000- Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson- Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains- Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster-Chisos Basin- Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County- Including the cities of Van Horn, Marfa, Fort Davis, Alpine, Big Bend National Park, Panther Junction, Marathon, Chisos Basin, Presidio, Lajitas, and Castolon 127 PM CDT Thu Oct 15 2026 Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat Cloud Cover Mcldy Cloudy Mcldy Pcldy Precip Type Tstms Showers None None Chance Precip (%) 80 50 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 42 (-21) 58 (-18) 35 58 RH % (24h trend) 100 (+11) 34 (-18) 78 31 Wind 20ft/early(mph) NE 15 NE 27 NE 13 NE 11 Wind 20ft/late(mph) NE 28 NE 20 NE 12 E 7 Wind 10000 FT MSL 48 46 32 18 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3840 3500 Transport Wnd (kts) NE 35 E 17 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 134400 59500 Vent Category Very good Fair RFTI 0 1 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Elevated Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around 80. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. East winds around 5 mph. $$ TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-274-161000- 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 127 PM CDT Thu Oct 15 2026 Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Mclear Precip Type Tstms None None None Chance Precip (%) 50 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 49 (-17) 62 (-16) 37 59 RH % (24h trend) 91 (-6) 29 (-29) 81 32 Wind 20ft/early(mph) NE 14 NE 18 NE 9 Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/late(mph) NE 18 NE 17 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Wind 10000 FT MSL 35 38 25 16 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4770 4140 Transport Wnd (kts) NE 27 NE 11 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 128790 45540 Vent Category Very good Fair RFTI 0 0 0 0 RFTI Category Nil Nil Nil Nil Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .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. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum relative humidity above 15 percent. Southeast winds around 10 mph. $$