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KEY MESSAGES

Updated at 200 PM CDT Wed Aug 19 2026

- Hot and mostly dry conditions persist through at least early next week.

SHORT TERM

(This afternoon through Thursday night) Issued at 200 PM CDT Wed Aug 19 2026

Water vapor imagery shows the upper-level ridge of high pressure extending from the southern California coast to west Texas. This will provide large-scale sinking motion across the region, yielding dry conditions and widespread afternoon highs in the lower triple digits today/tomorrow. The remainder of the area can expect to see temperature maximums in the mid-to-upper 90s. Rain chances are near zero during the Short Term period due to a lack of moisture and sources of lift. Greening

LONG TERM

(Friday through Tuesday) Issued at 200 PM CDT Wed Aug 19 2026

Late this week and into the weekend, an upper level ridge becomes amplified and eventually spans over the western and central CONUS. The ridge itself becomes centered near the southern Great Plains early next week. Meanwhile, an upper trough digs into the eastern CONUS. With ridging remaining our dominant weather maker, hot and dry conditions persist through the Long Term period. Each afternoon looks to feature highs ranging in the 90s to beyond the century mark, with only small day-to-day variation. The hottest conditions can be expected along the Rio Grande in the Big Bend, where highs are forecast to range between 105-110 degrees most afternoons. Despite the heat, highs largely look to avoid advisory criteria, with only a few isolated locations warming to criteria levels. Overnight lows are forecast to fall to the 60s in and near the higher terrain, and the 70s everywhere else. Large-scale subsidence keeps rain chances through the extended forecast slim to none.

AVIATION

(18Z TAFS) Issued at 1226 PM CDT Wed Aug 19 2026

VFR conditions prevail at all terminals the next 24 hours. Southeasterly to southerly winds of 10 kts or less are expected through the period. Occasional gusts up to around 20 kts are possible.

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS

Big Spring 75 102 76 102 / 0 0 0 0 Carlsbad 73 102 73 101 / 0 0 0 0 Dryden 75 102 76 101 / 0 0 0 0 Fort Stockton 73 100 74 99 / 0 0 0 0 Guadalupe Pass 70 93 70 92 / 0 0 0 0 Hobbs 71 101 71 100 / 0 0 0 0 Marfa 63 96 63 94 / 0 0 0 0 Midland Intl Airport 75 100 75 100 / 0 0 0 0 Odessa 75 100 76 100 / 0 0 0 0 Wink 75 102 75 101 / 0 0 0 0

MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

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