Short-term forecastIssued by the National Weather Service at 3:40 PM CDT on September 7, 2008
An area of showers...with a few embedded thunderstorms...will continue to move northeast around 25 mph over southeast New Mexico...the upper trans Pecos and northern Permian Basin. Through 6 PM CDT...the thunderstorms are expected to stay west of a Andrews and Monahans line. Rainfall amounts will generally be one tenth to one quarter inch with isolated amounts around one inch with any of the thunderstorms. Gusty winds to 40 mph...frequent cloud to ground lightning and local flooding of low lying areas may accompany any thunderstorms.
Current conditions
As of 3:53 PM CDT at Wink, Texas
Clear
Temperature:
81°
Heat index:
82°
Wind:
NNE 8 mph
Dewpoint:
63°
Humidity:
54%
Visibility:
10.0 miles
Forecast
As of 2:28 PM CDT on September 7, 2008
Tonight...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph.
Monday...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds around 10 mph.
Monday Night...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. East winds around 10 mph.