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KEY MESSAGES

Updated at 1000 PM MST Sun Feb 8 2026 - Warm, above normal temperatures this week.

- Scattered rain showers on Tuesday, with the best chance across far west Texas during the afternoon hours. A second chance of precipitation is expected late this week.

..NEXT WEEKEND

Next weekend currently looks dry based on global model solutions. Overall pattern headed into mid-February features a long wave trough along the Pacific coast, suggesting a wetter-than-usual pattern for the west coast during this typically dry Spring season. This could also indicate the start of our windy season, with upper jet streaks increasing southwest flow locally.

AVIATION

(06Z TAFS) Issued at 1000 PM MST Sun Feb 8 2026

VMC through forecast period with dry conditions. SCT-BKN250 across W TX tonight and tomorrow, and SKC-FEW250 for SW NM. Surface winds variable AOB 5 knots tonight, then light southeast flow tomorrow at 3 to 6 knots.

FIRE WEATHER

Issued at 1000 AM MST Sun Feb 8 2026

We will see a couple of rounds of precipitation, but the impacts will be pretty limited. Despite the precipitation we will have dry min RH's but not too dry and we will see some winds over the next 5 days, but not too windy. We are not expecting to see any critical levels reached through the end of the week. Min RH's will be in the mid to upper teens today and Monday in the lowlands and in the 20's in area mountains. Then min RH's come up for Tuesday and Wednesday, then the drop a little lower for the end of week. Every place still looks to stay above 15% through Friday. We will have light winds tonight through Tuesday and then a little stronger winds (but still well below critical levels) for Wednesday through Friday. Vent rates will be poor to fair on Monday and then fair to good on Tuesday.

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS

El Paso 44 72 51 67 / 0 0 10 50 Sierra Blanca 44 70 49 63 / 0 0 20 70 Las Cruces 37 68 46 66 / 0 0 10 30 Alamogordo 36 69 43 67 / 0 0 0 40 Cloudcroft 30 50 36 48 / 0 0 0 40 Truth or Consequences 39 71 44 68 / 0 0 0 20 Silver City 38 66 42 64 / 0 0 0 30 Deming 38 72 45 69 / 0 0 10 40 Lordsburg 36 70 43 66 / 0 0 10 20 West El Paso Metro 46 71 52 66 / 0 0 10 50 Dell City 37 70 46 64 / 0 0 10 50 Fort Hancock 44 75 52 71 / 0 0 20 70 Loma Linda 44 66 49 61 / 0 0 10 50 Fabens 41 73 51 68 / 0 0 20 60 Santa Teresa 39 70 48 65 / 0 0 10 40 White Sands HQ 43 70 50 67 / 0 0 10 40 Jornada Range 33 70 43 68 / 0 0 0 30 Hatch 34 73 43 70 / 0 0 0 30 Columbus 39 71 48 67 / 0 0 20 40 Orogrande 36 68 45 65 / 0 0 10 40 Mayhill 34 66 41 60 / 0 0 0 40 Mescalero 32 61 38 60 / 0 0 0 40 Timberon 36 58 41 56 / 0 0 10 40 Winston 29 66 34 63 / 0 0 0 20 Hillsboro 40 70 44 67 / 0 0 0 20 Spaceport 33 70 41 67 / 0 0 0 20 Lake Roberts 33 66 37 64 / 0 0 0 30 Hurley 35 68 41 66 / 0 0 0 30 Cliff 33 72 39 70 / 0 0 0 20 Mule Creek 34 69 39 67 / 0 0 0 20 Faywood 39 67 45 65 / 0 0 0 30 Animas 36 72 46 66 / 0 0 10 30 Hachita 36 70 43 65 / 0 0 10 30 Antelope Wells 39 71 46 66 / 0 10 20 40 Cloverdale 43 68 47 61 / 0 10 10 40

EPZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

TX...None. NM...None.