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KEY MESSAGES

Updated at 1251 AM CST Sun Jan 25 2026 - Snow will end later today, but roads remain icy and treacherous.

- Dangerous temperatures and wind chills as low as 10 below zero or more into Monday could result in hypothermia for animals and people.

- Very cold temperatures will increase the risk of broken pipes and water damage as temperatures remain below freezing through Monday.

SHORT TERM

(Today through Monday afternoon) Issued at 1251 AM CST Sun Jan 25 2026

Periods of heavy snow and ice continue across the region this morning as another wave moves through. This appears to be the last major band as the upper storm system will finally lift east of the area today. Another shortwave will keep snow showers going across the higher terrain and possibly further east through the morning hours. Additional accumulations should generally stay under a couple of inches. This has been an interesting event as the type of snow (very granular) has really cut down on snow totals across much of the Southern Plains. This is likely due to a very small layer of warm air that has refused to erode as evidenced by the MAF 00Z sounding.

Even with precipitation ending today it will remain cold with most locations remaining in the 20s. We could even see a peak of sun just before it goes down. High pressure settles in overnight and temperatures crater into the single digits to near zero. This will be some of the coldest temperatures we have seen in about 5 years. Also of some concern is the threat for freezing fog given all the snow and ice on the ground. We are monitoring for this as it could just put another layer of ice on top of everything along with causing low visibilities during the morning rush hour Monday. We should finally see plenty of sunshine by afternoon, but again all the snow and ice on the ground will limit warming. Highs will likely reach closer to freezing for many locations with the warmest temperatures in the 40s/50s south of I-10.

LONG TERM

(Monday night through Saturday) Issued at 1251 AM CST Sun Jan 25 2026

After another chilly morning Tuesday, it finally appears we will see a warmup as westerly, downslope flow develops. It will be a battle between the sunshine and leftover ice and snow on the ground, but temperatures should reach above the freezing mark for everyone. The coldest temperatures will reside where the most snow fell, mainly across SE NM. The warming trend continues midweek, but temperatures remain below normal. Another cold front and storm system arrive Friday, but models have trended further south with precipitation and warmer keeping it mostly rain. The current forecast keeps the highest chance of precipitations along and south of I-20. Below normal temperatures look to remain in place through next weekend.

AVIATION

(06Z TAFS) Issued at 1028 PM CST Sat Jan 24 2026

Round two is on the way overnight, as WV imagery shows the secondary trough merging w/the first. 00Z KMAF RAOB came in w/a warm nose indicative of FZRA, but surface obs and buffer soundings suggest the warm nose fell below 3 C after 03Z, and will continue to decrease, suggesting a transition to snow. Thus, expect LIFR/IFR cigs/vsbys overnight, when the majority of snow is expected. All terminals scatter out to VFR by 22Z.

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS

Big Spring 22 3 29 11 / 50 0 0 0 Carlsbad 23 7 30 8 / 60 0 0 0 Dryden 37 16 41 20 / 20 0 0 0 Fort Stockton 24 14 36 17 / 50 0 0 0 Guadalupe Pass 20 13 29 18 / 60 0 0 0 Hobbs 23 4 32 10 / 50 0 0 0 Marfa 41 17 44 18 / 70 0 0 0 Midland Intl Airport 23 7 31 14 / 50 0 0 0 Odessa 23 8 30 14 / 50 0 0 0 Wink 25 11 30 13 / 70 0 0 10

MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

TX...Extreme Cold Warning until noon CST /11 AM MST/ Monday for Andrews-Borden-Crane-Dawson-Eastern Culberson-Ector-Gaines- Glasscock-Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-Howard-Loving-Martin-Midland-Mitchell- Pecos-Reagan-Reeves County Plains-Scurry-Terrell-Upton-Ward- Winkler.

Winter Storm Warning until noon CST /11 AM MST/ today for Andrews-Borden-Central Brewster-Crane-Davis Mountains-Davis Mountains Foothills-Dawson-Eastern Culberson-Ector-Gaines- Glasscock-Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-Howard-Loving-Martin-Midland-Mitchell- Pecos-Reagan-Reeves County Plains-Scurry-Terrell-Upton-Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Ward-Winkler.

Cold Weather Advisory until noon CST Monday for Central Brewster- Chinati Mountains-Chisos Basin-Davis Mountains-Davis Mountains Foothills-Lower Brewster County-Marfa Plateau- Presidio Valley-Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor.

NM...Extreme Cold Warning until 11 AM MST Monday for Central Lea-Eddy County Plains-Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County-Northern Lea-Southern Lea.

Winter Storm Warning until 11 AM MST Sunday for Central Lea-Eddy County Plains-Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County-Northern Lea-Southern Lea.