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KEY MESSAGES

Updated at 1219 PM CST Wed Jan 14 2026

- Temperatures warm above normal Thursday afternoon.

- A series of cold fronts arrives beginning Friday to take temperatures closer to normal into next week.

SHORT TERM

(This afternoon through Thursday night) Issued at 1219 PM CST Wed Jan 14 2026

A benign forecast is on tap for the short term. After highs reach just above normal in the 60s, lows tonight settle into the low to mid 30s for much of the region. Mid to upper 20s will be seen across the higher elevations. Winds shift back to the west and southwest on Thursday and this allows temperatures to move a bit more above normal with most locations reaching the mid to upper 60s. This translates to overnight lows also moving up and staying above normal in the mid to upper 30s. By early Friday morning, a cold front approaches the region, but no precipitation is expected with the front or over the course of the next 36 to 48 hours.

-Stickney

LONG TERM

(Friday through Tuesday) Issued at 1219 PM CST Wed Jan 14 2026

An upper-level low looks to meander near the Hudson Bay over the next several days. A parade of upper-level troughs rotating around the low will dip into the the eastern half of the CONUS through much of the extended period. One of these troughs sends a cold front into our area Friday morning, bringing breezy northeasterly winds and temperatures topping out in the 50s to 60s (in our southern counties). Lower heights and northwest flow aloft aid in cooling Friday night's temperatures into the 20s to low 30s before rising to just a few degrees shy of Friday's highs during the afternoon Saturday. The trough axis departs east of our area Sunday, allowing for slightly higher heights and afternoon highs in the 60s. Temperatures cool back down Monday and Tuesday with the arrival of a cold front ushered in by yet another upper trough. Tuesday looks to be the cooler of the two days, with highs generally in the 50s. Models then show an upper ridge beginning to build in from our west Wednesday, signaling a warm up. Lows over the weekend and through early next week are forecast to drop into the 20s and 30s most nights. Despite all the troughs and fronts, no rainfall is to be found within the extended forecast.

AVIATION

(18Z TAFS) Issued at 1132 AM CST Wed Jan 14 2026

VFR conditions at all terminals. Northerly winds remain through this evening with occasional gusts before decreasing after sunset.

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS

Big Spring 32 68 36 56 / 0 0 0 0 Carlsbad 34 69 38 57 / 0 0 0 0 Dryden 38 70 41 66 / 0 0 0 0 Fort Stockton 38 71 42 59 / 0 0 0 0 Guadalupe Pass 36 58 37 52 / 0 0 0 0 Hobbs 33 67 36 55 / 0 0 0 0 Marfa 27 62 30 60 / 0 0 0 0 Midland Intl Airport 35 67 39 56 / 0 0 0 0 Odessa 36 66 39 56 / 0 0 0 0 Wink 33 69 36 57 / 0 0 0 0

MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

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