Heat the Southwest; Fire Weather in the Central U.S.; Kona Low Impacting Hawaii

A rare March heat wave is ongoing with much above-normal temperatures over the Southwest U.S. through this weekend. Periods of critical fire weather will persist from the central Rockies to the central and southern Plains through the weekend as gusty winds and low relative humidity continue. A Kona low will continue to bring several rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall to Hawaii through Sunday. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Fri, Mar 20, 2026 at 8:20:32 am CDT

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Record High Set Thursday...

Record Heat This Weekend...

Spring Equinox

Odessa SKYWARN March 24th

A daily record high temperature of 91 degrees was set at Midland International Air & Space Port Thursday, breaking the previous record of 90 set in 2017.

Record-breaking heat will be possible through the weekend. There is a chance to at least tie the March record high of 97 degrees (set on March 31, 1946) on Sunday.

Spring will officially start at 9:46 AM CDT (8:46 AM MDT) on Friday, March 20, 2026. The Spring Equinox is marked when the sun directly crosses the Earth's equator. with nearly equal amounts of day and night time across the globe.

Come learn about severe weather, weather safety, and the wild weather West Texas has to offer at the SKYWARN Safety and Preparedness talk presented by National Weather Service meteorologists in Odessa, TX at 6:00 PM CDT Tuesday, March 24th, 2026. The event is free and all ages are welcome! Odessa Fire Station 6, 2110 Penbrook Street.

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Heat the Southwest; Fire Weather in the Central U.S.; Kona Low Impacting Hawaii

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