textproduct: Midland/Odessa

KEY MESSAGES

Updated at 529 AM CST Thu Jan 29 2026

- A cold front moves through the area late Friday into early Saturday keeping well below normal temperatures for the weekend.

SHORT TERM

(Today through Friday afternoon) Issued at 309 AM CST Thu Jan 29 2026

Little change to the forecast in the short term as another day with below normal temperatures is expected. Most locations reach back into the 50s with 60s hanging on across Big Bend. Lows tonight also remain below normal with most dipping into the 20s to low 30s. A disturbance makes its way across the Rockies and into the Plains during the day on Friday. This will not affect conditions during the day where temperatures stay just below normal in the 50s. A backdoor front does approach towards the end of the short term forecast period. Precipitation is not expected.

-Stickney

LONG TERM

(Friday night through Wednesday) Issued at 309 AM CST Thu Jan 29 2026

Friday night sees the passage of a backdoor cold front from the northeast across the CWA. Another cold airmass settles in behind the front and temperatures dip back into the low to mid 20s for most with a few spots hitting the upper teens. Near freezing temperatures possible across Big Bend. PoPs remain quite low (<10%) for Friday evening and into Saturday as this system will contain significantly less moisture than our previous cold shot. If any precipitation does fall, it will be light and isolated in nature and likely not amount to anything measurable. The cold lasts but through Saturday night before the region warms back to near or even above normal through the rest of the weekend and early next week. Guidance brings back low (10-30%) precipitation chances by the middle of next week. However, much uncertainty remains in this timeframe and details will come into focus over the next few days.

-Stickney

AVIATION

(12Z TAFS) Issued at 529 AM CST Thu Jan 29 2026

VFR continues through the period. Winds shift northeast behind a front with gusts up to 25kts possible during the day. Gusts decrease after sunset.

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS

Big Spring 57 25 56 21 / 0 0 0 0 Carlsbad 52 27 50 24 / 0 0 0 0 Dryden 68 38 61 32 / 0 0 0 0 Fort Stockton 58 33 59 28 / 0 0 0 0 Guadalupe Pass 48 31 45 28 / 0 0 0 0 Hobbs 53 26 53 21 / 0 0 0 0 Marfa 60 26 57 23 / 0 0 0 0 Midland Intl Airport 56 28 55 24 / 0 0 0 0 Odessa 56 29 54 24 / 0 0 0 0 Wink 55 27 54 25 / 0 0 0 0

MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

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