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KEY MESSAGES

Updated at 643 AM CDT Sat Oct 31 2026

- Areas of fog and mist under light and variable winds this morning. Patchy fog and mist for parts of the plains and valleys on Halloween night.

- Drier weather with seasonal temperatures the next seven days.

SHORT TERM

(Today through Sunday afternoon) Issued at 141 AM CDT Sat Oct 31 2026

Current observations show abundant low clouds across much of the area this morning. This is fortunate as it may be preventing dense fog from forming. Will continue to monitor for dense fog but it appears that visibilities will generally be around 3-5 miles or unrestricted. The end of precipitation and a resumption of southerly flow and warm air advection sends highs back up to normal this weekend.

LONG TERM

(Sunday night through Friday) Issued at 141 AM CDT Sat Oct 31 2026

An upper trough moves across the western United States and into the central Plains on Monday. Skies clear out and southerly winds increase ahead of the trough taking highs above normal to the upper 70s and 80s. The trough brings a modified airmass and weak cold front through the CWA Monday night bringing temperatures back down to near normal. The remainder of the forecast is dry with temps near normal continuing.

AVIATION

(12Z TAFS) Issued at 643 AM CDT Sat Oct 31 2026

IFR/MVFR conditions are expected to remain through the TAF period. There could be a brief increase to VFR this afternoon but lower conditions are generally expected to continue. Fog should be light and not much of an aviation factor.

Hennig

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS

Big Spring 70 60 76 65 / 20 0 0 0 Carlsbad 70 57 78 61 / 10 0 0 0 Dryden 72 63 76 64 / 10 10 0 0 Fort Stockton 74 60 82 64 / 10 10 0 0 Guadalupe Pass 65 56 72 57 / 10 0 0 10 Hobbs 68 55 74 61 / 10 0 0 0 Marfa 71 54 75 57 / 10 0 0 0 Midland Intl Airport 69 60 75 65 / 10 0 0 0 Odessa 69 61 75 65 / 0 0 0 0 Wink 70 59 79 63 / 10 0 0 0

MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

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