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KEY MESSAGES
Updated at 1250 PM CST Wed Feb 4 2026
- Temperatures gradually warm above normal through the week.
- Low (10-30%) rain chances return beginning Sunday and continuing into early next week.
SHORT TERM
(This afternoon through Thursday night) Issued at 1250 PM CST Wed Feb 4 2026
With mainly light winds and clear skies slated for the region tonight, temperatures drop near freezing areawide with 20s seen in the higher elevations. Highs move back above normal during the day on Thursday as upper level ridging continues to dominate with most locations reaching into the low to mid 60s. Overnight lows Friday morning move just above normal as surface winds shift to the west and southwest. Most end up near or just above freezing. No precipitation is expected in the short term.
-Stickney
LONG TERM
(Friday through Tuesday) Issued at 1250 PM CST Wed Feb 4 2026
The long term forecast shows a warm up occurring through the weekend and continuing into next week. Upper level ridging holds in place through the weekend. Each day, highs reach about 10 degrees above normal in the 60s to low 70s. With winds shifting more southerly and westerly, overnight lows also stay about 10 degrees above normal most mornings in the 30s and 40s. Long range guidance shows the pattern shifting late this weekend into early next week. The upper level ridge that will have kept us above normal moves eastward and a system moves in from the west. While temperatures do not look to take a tumble, rain chances doing exist for the region, but remain low (10-30%). Stay tuned for better details in subsequent forecasts.
-Stickney
AVIATION
(18Z TAFS) Issued at 1116 AM CST Wed Feb 4 2026
A reinforcing cold front continues to progress across the region with gusty northerly winds behind it. VFR will continue with winds becoming light after sunset.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
Big Spring 30 67 35 72 / 0 0 0 0 Carlsbad 31 65 33 68 / 0 0 0 0 Dryden 35 67 37 75 / 0 0 0 0 Fort Stockton 34 66 37 71 / 0 0 0 0 Guadalupe Pass 33 54 38 61 / 0 0 0 0 Hobbs 30 64 35 70 / 0 0 0 0 Marfa 23 60 28 69 / 0 0 0 0 Midland Intl Airport 32 65 37 71 / 0 0 0 0 Odessa 33 64 38 70 / 0 0 0 0 Wink 31 65 30 70 / 0 0 0 0
MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
TX...None. NM...None.
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