⚠️ Heat Advisory – Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County; Central Lea County; Southern Lea County; Gaines; Andrews; Winkler; Ward; Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet; Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains; Chinati Mountains; Marfa Plateau; Davis Mountains; Davis Mountains Foothills; Central Brewster County – Monday, August 24, 2026

Heat Advisory issued August 24 at 9:05PM MDT until August 25 at 7:00PM MDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX

Details

* WHAT…For the Davis, Guadalupe, Chinati, and Delaware Mountains,
temperatures up to 99 expected. For the Davis Mountain Foothills,
Marfa Plateau, and Central Brewster County, temperatures up to 104
expected. For Central and Southern Lea County, as well as Andrews,
Gaines, Ward, and Winkler Counties, temperatures up to 107
expected.

* WHERE…Portions of southeast New Mexico and southwest and western
Texas.

* WHEN…From noon MDT /1 PM CDT/ to 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ Tuesday.

* IMPACTS…Pets may succumb to the effects of extreme heat. The
elderly, very young, sick, and people with heart conditions are
most at risk in extreme heat.

Instructions

Drink plenty of fluids even if you don’t feel thirsty, but avoid
alcohol and caffeine. Stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on elderly and vulnerable relatives and
neighbors.

Bring pets indoors or ensure that they have shade and cool water to
drink.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.