913 FXUS64 KMAF 150527 AFDMAFArea Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 1227 AM CDT Wed Oct 15 2025
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.KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 1223 AM CDT Wed Oct 15 2025
- There is a slight (10%) chance of isolated showers and thunderstorms west of the Pecos River Thursday afternoon/evening.
- Temperatures remain above normal into next week. A Pacific cold front Friday will cool temperatures slightly this weekend.
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.SHORT TERM... (This afternoon through Wednesday night) Issued at 230 PM CDT Tue Oct 14 2025
Upper-level ridging remains the dominant weather feature over much of the state of Texas this afternoon. A shortwave impulse embedded within southwesterly flow aloft along the western periphery of the ridge axis aided in the development of isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms along and west of a line from Van Horn to the Guadalupe Mountains to Carlsbad/Artesia this morning and early this afternoon. Most of this activity has since lifted to the north of Eddy County NM. Breezy S/SE winds have otherwise allowed for warm/moist conditions across most of our forecast area today.
The upper-level ridge will remain oriented over much of Texas through Wednesday night, with the western extent of the ridge axis nosing into our forecast area. The axis of deeper moisture will shift west of our forecast area will shift to the west and northwest of our region tonight-Wednesday night, so we will maintain a dry forecast through the short term period. A warm and moist southerly to southeasterly low level flow pattern will persist through Wednesday night. Lows tonight and Wednesday night will remain mild in the 50s and 60s, while highs Wednesday afternoon reach into the 80s again over most locations, except for readings in the mid to upper 70s in the mountains and in the 90s along the Rio Grande.
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.LONG TERM... (Thursday through Monday) Issued at 230 PM CDT Tue Oct 14 2025
Upper-level ridging continues Thursday, maintaining mostly dry conditions (except a slight chance of isolated showers/storms from southeast New Mexico to the Trans Pecos/Davis Mountains region) and afternoon highs in the 80s for most. Locations in the Trans Pecos and along the Rio Grande can expect to see temperatures in the low 90s. By the Friday/early Saturday morning timeframe, an upper-level low will send a Pacific cold front into our area, bringing cooler temperatures (especially Saturday and Sunday morning) this weekend. There is uncertainty in the timing and positioning of this cold front, but the finer details will be ironed out later this week. At this time, the coolest morning this forecast period looks to be Sunday morning, with overnight lows in the upper 40s to mid 50s. Despite the aforementioned upper-level low and Pacific cold front, PoPs (
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