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Hourly Observations For ECTOR County, Texas
100 AM CDT FRI APR 26 2024

PERMIAN BASIN
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
MIDLAND        MOCLDY    71  63  75 S14G26    29.75S TC  22           
ODESSA         CLOUDY    72  63  73 S16       29.76F TC  22           
WINK           CLOUDY    75  18  11 W10       29.75R TC  24


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Current Agricultural Weather Conditions in Texas
Based on observations at 1200am CDT, Friday April 26, 2024

Across Texas...temperatures are near 58 degrees north, 71 degrees west, near 74 degrees central, near 73 degrees east and 71 degrees south. Current sky conditions are partly cloudy north, clear west, cloudy central, not available east and clear south. In the north, relative humidity is near 28%, and the dew point is near 25 degrees. In the west, relative humidity is near 11%, and the dew point is near 14 degrees. In the central part of the state, relative humidity is near 81%, and the dew point is near 68 degrees. In the east, relative humidity is near 83%, and the dew point is near 68 degrees. In the south, relative humidity is near 11%, and the dew point is near 14 degrees. Winds are from the west at 3 mph west, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Winds are from the south at 10 mph with gusts at 24 mph central, where conditions are not favorable for spraying due to strong winds. Winds are unavailable east. central. central, where conditions are favorable for spraying.

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7-Day Forecast For ECTOR County, TX
328 PM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024

TONIGHT
Scattered showers this evening. Mostly clear with isolated thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may be severe. Breezy with lows in the upper 50s. South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph, becoming southwest 10 to 20 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 40 percent.

FRIDAY
Sunny, breezy with highs in the mid 80s. West winds 10 to 20 mph, increasing to 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph in the afternoon.

FRIDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph, becoming south 5 to 10 mph after midnight.

SATURDAY
Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

SATURDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

SUNDAY
Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.

SUNDAY NIGHT
Clear. Lows in the mid 50s.

MONDAY
Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.

MONDAY NIGHT
Clear. Lows in the lower 60s.

TUESDAY
Sunny. Highs around 90.

TUESDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.

WEDNESDAY
Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 40 percent.

THURSDAY
Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.

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Medium & Long Range Outlook For Texas 

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Historical Weather And Climate Facts For Today

APRIL 26TH
HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS
...1834...
Killer frosts were reported in the Deep South. The frost was quite severe
around Huntsville AL, and highlighted a backward spring in the South that
year. (David Ludlum)
...1978...
An unusually strong occluded front swept out of the Gulf of Alaska and
produced the first April thunderstorm of record at Fairbanks. Pea size hail
fell northeast of Fairbanks from thunderstorms whose tops were less than
8000 feet. (The Weather Channel)
...1984...
Severe thunderstorms associated with an intense cyclone spawned a total of
forty-seven tornadoes in two days from Louisiana to Upper Michigan. The
tornadoes killed 16 persons and injured 259 others. (Storm Data)


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