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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1249 PM CDT Sat May 4 2024

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

Spot temperatures and probabilities of measurable precipitation are
for today, tonight, and Sunday.


TXZ279-280-282-042100-
Big Bend National Park-
1249 PM CDT Sat May 4 2024

.TODAY...Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to around 102 along the Rio
Grande. East winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the south in the
afternoon. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then sunny in the afternoon. Highs in
the mid 70s in the mountains to the upper 90s along the Rio Grande.
Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Northeast winds
10 to 15 mph shifting to the southeast after midnight.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Highs around
80 in the mountains to around 102 along the Rio Grande. West winds
10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. 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...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to
around 104 along the Rio Grande.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to around
104 along the Rio Grande.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to the
upper 90s along the Rio Grande.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      95     66     90  /  20     30     30
Castolon            101     70     96  /  10     20     20
Chisos Basin         85     61     81  /  10     30     20
Persimmon Gap        95     67     89  /  30     30     30
Rio Grande Village  102     67     98  /  20     30     30


$$

NMZ027-028-042100-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
1149 AM MDT Sat May 4 2024

.TODAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then sunny with isolated
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may
be severe. Highs around 80. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts
to around 35 mph shifting to the north in the afternoon. Chance of
precipitation 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. East winds
10 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Highs in the
mid 80s. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Windy. Lows in the lower 60s. South
winds 10 to 20 mph increasing to southwest 20 to 30 mph after
midnight.
.MONDAY...Sunny, windy. Highs in the lower 80s. West winds 25 to
35 mph with gusts to around 50 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Windy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, windy. Highs in the mid 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Windy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      79     59     84  /  30     30     20


$$

TXZ277-042100-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
1249 PM CDT Sat May 4 2024

.TODAY...Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Some thunderstorms may be severe. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a
30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows
in the lower 50s. North winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Highs in the
mid 80s. Northeast winds around 10 mph shifting to the southeast in
the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. South winds
10 to 15 mph shifting to the southwest after midnight.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. West winds 10 to 20 mph.
Gusts up to 35 mph in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      87     53     86  /  20     30     30


$$

TXZ270-271-042100-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
1149 AM MDT Sat May 4 2024

.TODAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then sunny with a 20 percent
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Some
thunderstorms may be severe. Highs in the lower 70s near the
mountain peaks to the mid 80s below 5000 feet. South winds 10 to
20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows 50 to 57. East winds 10 to
20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Highs in the
lower 70s near the mountain peaks to the mid 80s below 5000 feet.
Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the southwest 15 to 20 mph
in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Windy. Lows 52 to 60. South winds
10 to 20 mph increasing to southwest 25 to 35 mph after midnight.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Very windy. Highs in the upper 60s near the
mountain peaks to the lower 80s below 5000 feet. West winds 30 to
40 mph with gusts to around 60 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Very windy. Lows 52 to 59.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Very 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 around 70 near the mountain peaks
to the lower 80s below 5000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Windy. Lows 51 to 58.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s near the mountain peaks to
the lower 80s below 5000 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 49 to 56.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s near the mountain peaks
to the upper 70s below 5000 feet.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      81     57     83  /  10     20     10
Dog Canyon           75     50     76  /  10     20     10
McKittrick Canyon    81     58     84  /  20     30     10


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