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This is the current conditions weather report for Midland. The report was made 44 minutes ago, at 03:15 UTC. The wind was blowing at a speed of 9 miles per hour / 14.8 kilometers per hour from the south (180°). The temperature was 57°F / 14°C, with a dew-point at 57°F / 14°C. The temperature felt like 55°F / 13°C. The atmospheric pressure was 30 inHg / 1017 hPa. The relative humidity was 55%. The skies were overcast.

Midland is the county seat of Midland County located on the Southern Plains of the western area of the U.S. State of Texas. It is the principal city of and is included in the Midland, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Midland-Odessa, Texas Combined Statistical Area. As of the 2006 U.S. Census estimate, the city had a total population of 100,378. The Midland�Odessa metropolitan area, however, had a population of 246,710.

Midland was originally founded as the midway point between Fort Worth and El Paso on the Texas and Pacific Railroad in 1881. The city has received national recognition as the hometown of President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush.

Midland attractions of note include Dennis the Menace Park, Green Acres Miniature Golf Course, the "Festival of Lights" held each Christmas in the Racquet Club neighborhood, and San Jacinto Junior High School (where George W. Bush briefly attended school).

Midland has Midland International Airport, which serves Midland, nearby Odessa, Texas and a large region of West Texas and southeast New Mexico. The airport is considered the gateway to the Big Bend Region of Texas, and Big Bend National Park.

Midland is also home to The Museum of the Southwest. The Museum features a fine collection of paintings by various members of the Taos Society of Artists and Karl Bodmer, plus hand colored engravings by John J. and John W. Audubon. It includes a separate Children's Museum and the Marian W. Blakemore Planetarium. The main portion of the Museum is housed in the Turner Mansion, the historic 1934 home of Fred and Juliette Turner.

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