Artic blast to move off soon
National Weather Service Meteorologist Kenny Greening said the frigid air came from Canada. Wednesday morning it also bought snow flurries.
Temperatures in Odessa-Midland were only going to inch up to around 23 degrees Wednesday with warmer temperatures to the west and southwest, Greening said.
"We're going to struggle today in terms of temperatures," he added.
Temperatures for the night of Feb. 19 were projected to be in the low teens across much of the Permian Basin and upper teens in the Trans-Pecos region, Greening said.
The morning of Feb. 20, the morning commute temperature is expected to be about 10 degrees in the northern part of the Permian Basin and in the lower teens in Odessa and Midland.
Wind chill values will be in the single digits, maybe even around zero in some spots, Greening said.
"Right now we expect to warm up a little bit tomorrow (Feb. 20) with highs right around freezing for Midland/Odessa," he added.
No impactful weather was expected even with flurries Feb. 19.
"The good news is by this weekend, Saturday will be close to normal but not quite," Greening said.
The high temperature Feb. 22 is expected to be about 58. The normal high for this area is 65.
The record low for Feb. 19 was 7 degrees in 2021. Greening said we didn't get to a record low Feb. 19, 2025. The low at Midland International Air and Space Port was about 14.
The high temperature Feb. 23 is projected to be 71 for Odessa and Midland, he said.
The high Feb. 24 is expected to be 79 degrees.
"From Friday through Monday, it's going to be a warming trend really from today on," Greening said.
He added that he's not seeing any more cold blasts within the next seven days.
"Of course we're not out of winter yet. We're going to have to keep looking and monitoring weather conditions as time goes on. If we see something, we're going to let people know," Greening said.
Spring officially starts March 20, he said.
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