Artesia, New Mexico 7 Day Weather Forecast

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FXUS64 KMAF 142336
AFDMAF

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
536 PM CST Wed Jan 14 2026

...New AVIATION...

.KEY MESSAGES...
Updated at 535 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...
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 535 PM CST Wed Jan 14 2026

VFR conditions and light northerly winds becoming southwesterly by
12Z will occur this TAF period.

&&

.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.
&&

$$

SHORT TERM...93
LONG TERM....95
AVIATION...10