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KEY MESSAGES

Updated at 210 AM CST Fri Jan 2 2026

- Breezy conditions expected again today, high winds in the Guadalupe/Delaware Mountains this afternoon and evening.

- Unseasonably warm temperatures prevail through at least the early to middle part of next week, despite a few cold fronts.

SHORT TERM

(Today through Saturday afternoon) Issued at 210 AM CST Fri Jan 2 2026

Over the course of the day, a weak short wave trough will pass across New Mexico and the Texas Panhandle and bring breezy conditions to the region. For this, the High Wind Watch that was inherited has been upgraded to a High Wind Warning beginning this afternoon and continuing into this evening for the Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains. Highs stay well above normal for today with much of the region reaching into the 70s. Tonight sees lows also stay about 10-15 degrees above normal after settling into the 40s to low 50s. A front pushes through the region late tonight and shifts winds out of the north for Saturday. Temperatures cool a few degrees compared to what is expected for today, but stay well above normal. No precipitation expected in the short term.

-Stickney

LONG TERM

(Saturday night through Thursday) Issued at 210 AM CST Fri Jan 2 2026

Above normal temperatures persist through the extended forecast period. Upper-level ridging builds back in over our region on the heels of a departing trough Saturday. Temperatures Saturday night cool into the upper 30s to mid 40s. Upper flow becomes zonal Sunday afternoon through Monday as the ridge gets flattened by a trough approaching from the coast of SoCal. For both days, expect widespread highs in the 70s and lows in the 40s (near 50 within the Big Bend). Lowering heights aloft and a weak cold front result in slightly cooler conditions Tuesday, with highs in the upper 60s over southeast New Mexico, 70s almost everywhere else. Temperatures cool a few degrees more Wednesday compared to Tuesday as the upper trough creeps closer and thickness continues to decrease. Lift associated with the trough and another cold front brings low (10-30%) rain chances into the forecast across the region Wednesday evening through early Thursday morning. In the wake of this cold front, Thursday's highs reach the 50s in the higher elevations, 60s for most of the region, and 70s near the Rio Grande.

AVIATION

(06Z TAFS) Issued at 928 PM CST Thu Jan 1 2026

VFR conditions will prevail next 24 hours, w/gusty west winds under a high cloud or two. both days

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS

Big Spring 77 44 70 41 / 0 0 0 0 Carlsbad 72 40 67 38 / 0 0 0 0 Dryden 83 49 76 44 / 0 0 0 0 Fort Stockton 76 46 70 45 / 0 0 0 0 Guadalupe Pass 60 41 61 43 / 0 0 0 0 Hobbs 71 41 69 39 / 0 0 0 0 Marfa 67 33 68 33 / 0 0 0 0 Midland Intl Airport 74 44 70 42 / 0 0 0 0 Odessa 72 45 69 43 / 0 0 0 0 Wink 74 41 69 39 / 0 0 0 0

MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

TX...High Wind Warning from noon CST /11 AM MST/ today to 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ this evening for Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains.

NM...High Wind Warning from 11 AM this morning to 8 PM MST this evening for Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County.