Amarillo, Texas 7 Day Weather Forecast

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FXUS64 KAMA 131824
AFDAMA

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
1224 PM CST Tue Jan 13 2026

...New KEY MESSAGES, SHORT TERM, LONG TERM...

.KEY MESSAGES...
Issued at 1146 AM CST Tue Jan 13 2026

Strong, northerly winds may affect some outdoor activities
Wednesday morning and afternoon.

Elevated fire weather conditions are possible in the southeast
Texas Panhandle Wednesday afternoon. Outdoor burning and
activities that cause open sparks or flames are discouraged. Obey
all burn bans.

&&

.SHORT TERM...
(This afternoon through Wednesday night)
Issued at 1146 AM CST Tue Jan 13 2026

Weak upper level flow today will be interrupted by a large scale
upper level trough entering our CWA tonight and tomorrow morning.
For the rest of today, warm temperatures and weak surface winds
are expected to continue. Lows tonight will also be above average,
ranging from the 30`s to 40`s.

The cold front is expected to enter the Oklahoma Panhandle late
tonight, near midnight. The front should be through most of the
Panhandles by sunrise on Wednesday. Breezy and some strong winds
will prevail through the afternoon as the cold airmass settles in.
High temperatures will drop back into the 50`s for the day
areawide. Elevated fire weather potential is increasing in the
southeastern Texas Panhandle due to the strong, northerly surface
winds. While minimum RH values will not support fire weather
conditions, some wind driven RFTI values can be anticipated for a
few hours in our southeast zone.

Rangel

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Thursday through next Monday)
Issued at 1146 AM CST Tue Jan 13 2026

No major changes were made today from previous forecasts of our
long term package. The same concepts still apply, large scale
subsidence continues over the Panhandle region. Upper level high
pressure attempts to build back over the CWA on Thursday, but our
next cold front will allow surface temperatures to return to
average values Friday and beyond. Our benign weather pattern will
continue for the next 7 days, barring any fire weather
development due to days of increased wind speeds and/or low RH
values.

Rangel

&&

.AVIATION...
(18Z TAFS)
Issued at 1125 AM CST Tue Jan 13 2026

VFR conditions will continue for the next 24 hours. Breezy winds
will begin tonight at all sites, flowing from the north for the
rest of the period. LLWS is not expected as the breezy winds will
transition to the surface instead of lingering around 2,000 ft
above the surface.

Rangel

&&

.AMA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...None.
OK...None.
&&

$$

SHORT TERM...55
LONG TERM....55
AVIATION...55