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KEY MESSAGES
Updated at 1227 PM CDT Sun Aug 23 2026
- Hot temperatures continue through midweek with little to no chance of rain.
- Drink plenty of fluids and seek shade frequently as heat illnesses due to prolonged exposure to heat may occur.
SHORT TERM
(Today through Monday afternoon) Issued at 115 AM CDT Sun Aug 23 2026
Running out of ways to say it's going to be hot. Mid and upper ridging will continue to strengthen and center overhead over the next few days. This will bring a peak to the current heat wave early this week with nearly everyone over the 100 degree mark, outside of the mountains. The Heat Advisory will continue for the northeast zones today and will most certainly be extended in time as temperatures will only get hotter Monday/Tuesday. The heat risk remains in the "extreme" category so take precautions and limit time outdoors, especially in the afternoon. Precipitation chances remain nil the next couple of days.
LONG TERM
(Monday night through Saturday) Issued at 115 AM CDT Sun Aug 23 2026
The ridge will begin to weaken slightly and shift west Tuesday/Wednesday, but not before another couple of very hot days. Northwesterly flow will develop aloft allowing storms that develop over northern NM to move toward the area late Wednesday. Confidence is slightly higher for more widespread coverage of storms so rain chances have increased to 30-40% for SE NM and the northern Permian Basin. More storms are possible Thursday which could keep temperatures under 100 for some locations, but won't pull the trigger on that yet. Drier conditions return late week with temperatures remaining well above normal.
AVIATION
(18Z TAFS) Issued at 1227 PM CDT Sun Aug 23 2026
VFR conditions continue at all terminals. Southerly winds between 10-15kts with occasional gusts up to 20kts.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
Big Spring 77 105 75 105 / 0 0 0 0 Carlsbad 74 104 74 104 / 0 0 0 0 Dryden 75 103 75 103 / 0 0 0 0 Fort Stockton 75 103 73 102 / 0 0 0 0 Guadalupe Pass 70 96 70 96 / 0 0 0 0 Hobbs 72 103 71 103 / 0 0 0 0 Marfa 64 96 63 97 / 0 0 0 0 Midland Intl Airport 77 102 75 102 / 0 0 0 0 Odessa 77 102 75 102 / 0 0 0 0 Wink 76 104 75 104 / 0 0 0 0
MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
TX...Heat Advisory until 7 PM CDT this evening for Borden-Howard- Mitchell-Scurry.
NM...None.
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