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KEY MESSAGES
Updated at 514 AM CDT Sat Oct 17 2026
- Near freezing temperatures this morning for portions of SE NM and the higher terrain.
- Monitoring for low (10-40%) rain chances across our western counties by the middle of next week. More details to come in subsequent forecast packages.
SHORT TERM
(Today through Sunday afternoon) Issued at 148 AM CDT Sat Oct 17 2026
Clearing skies and light winds have allowed temperatures to plummet this morning with a few locations in the Permian Basin already in the 30s. The Freeze Warning will be maintained where it is, but will monitor temperature in case we need to expand further east. High pressure will slide east today, but remain in firm control. Expect another chilly day with highs mostly in the 50s under mostly sunny skies. After another cold night with lows in the 30s/40s, southerly winds return Sunday helping to boost temperatures back into the 60s. Rain chances remain zero in the short term.
LONG TERM
(Sunday night through Friday) Issued at 148 AM CDT Sat Oct 17 2026
Upper ridging builds over the S. Plains next week as troughing remains to our west. This will keep our area warm and dry with highs climbing back into the 80s by midweek. Ridging breaks down late in the week allowing the trough to progress east toward the region. Models show this feature weakening, but bringing a line of showers/storms through the region as it lifts into the Plains next weekend.
AVIATION
(12Z TAFS) Issued at 514 AM CDT Sat Oct 17 2026
VFR prevails through the period with light winds.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
Big Spring 60 39 67 46 / 0 0 0 0 Carlsbad 61 40 69 47 / 0 0 0 0 Dryden 58 42 63 47 / 0 0 0 0 Fort Stockton 59 40 70 48 / 0 0 0 0 Guadalupe Pass 54 39 65 49 / 0 0 0 0 Hobbs 58 37 64 43 / 0 0 0 0 Marfa 57 35 65 42 / 0 0 0 0 Midland Intl Airport 58 40 65 47 / 0 0 0 0 Odessa 58 40 65 48 / 0 0 0 0 Wink 61 40 68 47 / 0 0 0 0
MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
TX...Freeze Warning until 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ this morning for Davis Mountains-Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains.
NM...Freeze Warning until 9 AM MDT this morning for Central Lea- Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County-Northern Lea.
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