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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
138 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024

Recreational forecast text represents an average of conditions
over the entire park.

Spot temperatures and probabilities of measurable precipitation are
for tonight, Friday, Friday night, and Saturday.


TXZ279-280-282-030900-
Big Bend National Park-
138 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024

.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph
shifting to the northeast after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. Some
thunderstorms may be severe with damaging winds and large hail.
Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to around 102 along the Rio
Grande. Northeast winds around 10 mph shifting to the southeast
10 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Chance of thunderstorms 20 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the evening. Some thunderstorms may be severe with damaging winds
and large hail. Lows in the upper 60s. In the mountains, east winds
20 to 30 mph. Along the Rio Grande, east winds 15 to 25 mph
decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation
20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then sunny with a chance
of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Some
thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall in the afternoon. Highs in
the lower 80s in the mountains to around 102 along the Rio Grande.
Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy
rainfall in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy
rainfall in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains
to the upper 90s along the Rio Grande.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80 in the mountains to around
102 along the Rio Grande.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to
around 103 along the Rio Grande.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains
to around 105 along the Rio Grande.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s in the mountains to around
106 along the Rio Grande.

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                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      65     96     66     96  /         10     10     30
Castolon             66    102     70    102  /                10     20
Chisos Basin         61     86     62     86  /                10     30
Persimmon Gap        63     96     66     96  /         10     10     30
Rio Grande Village   61    104     66    105  /         10     10     30


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NMZ027-028-030900-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
1238 PM MDT Thu May 2 2024

.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds 15 to
25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, windy. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph increasing to south 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. Southwest winds 15 to
25 mph shifting to the south 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then sunny with a
20 percent chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.
Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Some
thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall. Lows around 60. East winds
10 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 80s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, windy. Highs in the lower 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Windy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, windy. Highs in the upper 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      59     88     62     85  /                10     20


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TXZ277-030900-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
138 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024

.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. North winds 10 to 15 mph
shifting to the south in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. South winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy
rainfall in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
after midnight. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall. Lows
in the mid 50s. East winds 10 to 15 mph in the evening becoming
light and variable. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 80s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      51     89     53     87  /         10     10     30


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TXZ270-271-030900-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
1238 PM MDT Thu May 2 2024

.TONIGHT...Clear, windy. Lows 51 to 58. West winds 20 to 30 mph
decreasing to 10 to 20 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, windy. Highs in the mid 70s near the mountain peaks
to the upper 80s below 5000 feet. West winds 10 to 20 mph increasing
to southwest 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Windy. Lows 51 to 58. West winds 20 to
30 mph shifting to the northeast 15 to 20 mph after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then sunny with a
20 percent chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower
70s near the mountain peaks to the upper 80s below 5000 feet. South
winds 10 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a 20 percent chance of showers
in the evening, then mostly cloudy after midnight. Lows 51 to 58.
North winds 10 to 20 mph shifting to the east 10 to 15 mph after
midnight.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s near the mountain
peaks to the mid 80s below 5000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 52 to 59.
.MONDAY...Sunny, windy. Highs in the upper 60s near the mountain
peaks to the lower 80s below 5000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Windy. Lows 52 to 59.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, windy. Highs in the lower 70s near the mountain
peaks to the mid 80s below 5000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Windy. Lows 54 to 61.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, windy. Highs in the lower 70s near the mountain
peaks to the mid 80s below 5000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Windy. Lows 54 to 61.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, windy. Highs in the lower 70s near the mountain
peaks to the upper 80s below 5000 feet.

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      57     84     57     83  /                       20
Dog Canyon           51     78     52     77  /                       20
McKittrick Canyon    60     86     59     84  /                       20


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