Temperature
61 F at 10 PM; 73 F at its warmest, 6 AM, and 61 F at its coolest, 10 PM.
- Now
- 61F
- 10 PM
- Highest
- 73F
- 6 AM
- Lowest
- 61F
- 10 PM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Midland International Air and Space Port, Texas
Medium airport in Midland County, Texas* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of southwest and western Texas, including the following areas, in southwest Texas, Central Brewster, Chinati Mountains, Chisos Basin, Davis Mountains, Davis Mountains Foothills, Lower Brewster County, Marfa Plateau, Pecos, Presidio Valley and Terrell. In western Texas, Andrews, Borden, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Gaines, Glasscock, Howard, Loving, Martin, Midland, Mitchell, Reagan, Reeves County Plains, Scurry, Upton, Ward and Winkler. * WHEN...Through Friday morning. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Low-water crossings may be flooded. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Moisture from Hurricane Simon will stream over West Texas the next several days. Periods of heavy rain are expected from this system that will likely cause flash flooding, especially in urban areas and low water crossings where drainage is poor. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
62°
75°/66°
Overcast·
Feels like 62°·Fresh breeze 24 mph NNE
Alert. A Flood Watch is in force for Midland International Air and Space Port until 7 AM tomorrow. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book. Tomorrow is 16 degrees cooler: a high of 59° after 75° today.
Now. Midland International Air and Space Port is 62° and overcast at 11 PM. The dew point is 49°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Fresh breeze from the north-northeast at 24 mph, gusting to 38 mph.
Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 52° by 8 AM, under cloud. No rain is expected for the rest of the day.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Wednesday, near 80°, and the coolest Saturday, near 58°. The days ahead look dry. The windiest day is tomorrow, with wind to 25 mph.
The sky now. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 26% lit, and stays below the horizon until dawn. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. Look for Saturn, bright in the southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. Cloud is forecast to cover most of the night, so the sky will be hard to see. The day is 11 hours 26 minutes long, 1 minute shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
26Air quality
64%Humidity
97%Cloud
Now
11:00 PM
62feels62
24mph
Today
Oct 15
7566
49%
25mph
Fri
Oct 16
5951
25mph
Sat
Oct 17
5840
UV 8
Sun
Oct 18
6439
UV 8
Mon
Oct 19
7247
overcast
Tue
Oct 20
7653
16mph
Wed
Oct 21
8060
10%
16mph
62°
75°66°
59°51°
58°40°
64°39°
72°47°
76°53°
80°60°
As of 11:00 PM in Midland International Air and Space Port, Texas.
Air quality
The air at Midland International Air and Space Port
Index 26, good, led by fine particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Midland-Odessa (TX), 8 miles off.
26Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)26Good-
The days ahead
Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by fine particles.
GoodModerate
- GoodTodayOct 15
- GoodFriOct 16
- GoodSatOct 17
- GoodSunOct 18
Smoke, the next 45 hours
No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Midland International Air and Space Port
0.40 in in the last 24 hours, 1.00 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.40in
- Last 3 days
- 1.00in
3 days agoLast 24 hours 40%
Visibility
How far you can see at Midland International Air and Space Port, the next 45 hours
Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 7 PM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- MAF
- ICAO
- KMAF
- IATA
- MAF
- Field elevation
- 2,871 ft
- Serves
- Midland
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Scheduled service
- Yes
- Its own instrument
- MAF
- Wind now
- From 30° at 29 mph, read 15 Oct, 22:53
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 / 22 | 4,605 ft | 75 ft | Asphalt | 54° / 234° | 26 mph head, on 04 | 12 mph from the left |
| 10 / 28 | 8,302 ft | 150 ft | Asphalt | 114° / 294° | 3 mph head, on 10 | 29 mph from the left |
| 16L / 34R | 4,247 ft | 100 ft | Asphalt | 180° / 0° | 25 mph head, on 34R | 14 mph from the right |
| 16R / 34L | 9,501 ft | 150 ft | Asphalt | 174° / 354° | 23 mph head, on 34L | 17 mph from the right |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Midland Intl (MAF), Midland International Air and Space Port's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 49 F, the air 65% saturated; the humidity ran from 63% at 12 PM to 93% at 12 AM.
- Dew point now
- 49F
- 10 PM
- Humidity now
- 65%
- Humidity, range
- 63 to 93%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
26 mph from the north northeast at 10 PM; at its strongest 26 mph, 7 PM, with a gust of 40 mph at 9 PM.
- Now
- 26mph
- from the north northeast
- Strongest
- 26mph
- 7 PM
- Highest gust
- 40mph
- 9 PM
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
30.32 inHg at 10 PM, rising 0.12 inHg over 3 hours; 0.36 inHg higher than a day before.
- Now
- 30.32inHg
- 10 PM
- 3 hours
- +0.12inHg
- rising
- 24 hours
- +0.36inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 1 miles at 10 AM; 10 miles or more now.
- Now
- 10+mi
- Lowest
- 1mi
- 10 AM
- Hours under a mile
- 0
How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020
Cloud base
The lowest cloud base came down to 900 ft at 10 AM; a base was reported in 22 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- -
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 900ft
- 10 AM
- Hours with a base reported
- 22
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
Precipitation
0.14 in measured in the gauge, the most, 0.11 in, in the hour to 10 AM.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.14in
- Wettest hour
- 0.11in
- 10 AM
- Hours with some
- 2
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
Midland Intl: every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports
What is measuring near here
The 4 instruments nearest Midland International Air and Space Port, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.4 miles away.
measured now2 instruments
Midland IntlMAF
At an airfield/0.4 mi away/2,851 ft/20 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Midland RAWSMNDT2
A remote fire weather station/0.7 mi away/2,867 ft/4 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Midland Intl ArptMCIT2
At an airfield/0.7 mi away/2,863 ft/8 ft below here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
Midland 6.2 WSWTX-MDL-2
In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.5 mi away/2,825 ft/46 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
0in
Snow on the ground
Measured at Midland Intl Arpt (MCIT2), 0.7 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:00. measured daily
Elsewhere in Texas
20 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
Near Midland International Air and Space Port
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Midlandcity, 8 mi
- Odessacity, 10 mi
- Gardendalecommunity, 11 mi
- West Odessacommunity, 18 mi
- Goldsmithcity, 24 mi
- Stantoncity, 27 mi
- McKinney Acrescommunity, 32 mi
- Andrewscity, 33 mi
- Cranecity, 39 mi
- Garden Citycommunity, 43 mi
- Monahanscity, 47 mi
- Big Springcity, 47 mi
Airports near Midland International Air and Space Port
- Midland AirparkMDD, 9 mi
- Odessa Schlemeyer FieldODO, 11 mi
- Andrews County AirportE11, 33 mi
- Big Spring Mc Mahon-Wrinkle AirportBPG, 44 mi
- Roy Hurd Memorial AirportE01, 48 mi
- Gaines County AirportGNC, 57 mi
- Lamesa Municipal AirportLUV, 59 mi
- Winkler County AirportINK, 60 mi