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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
249 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024

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

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


TXZ279-280-282-180900-
Big Bend National Park-
249 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024

.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Lows in the
mid 60s. North winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80 in the mountains to around
103 along the Rio Grande. In the mountains, northwest winds 10 to
15 mph. Along the Rio Grande, light and variable winds becoming west
around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Northeast winds
around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s in the
mountains to the upper 90s along the Rio Grande. Northeast winds
10 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds 15 to 25 mph
decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation
40 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then showers likely and slight chance
of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s in the
mountains to the mid 90s along the Rio Grande. Chance of
precipitation 60 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
after midnight. Cooler. Lows in the mid 50s. Chance of precipitation
50 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Not as warm. Highs in the lower 60s in the mountains to
the lower 80s along the Rio Grande.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Warmer. Highs in the lower 70s in the mountains to the
lower 90s along the Rio Grande.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to the
upper 90s along the Rio Grande.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains
to the upper 90s along the Rio Grande.

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      65     97     64     91  /                       40
Castolon             67    101     66     99  /                       40
Chisos Basin         63     86     61     83  /                       40
Persimmon Gap        64     98     64     89  /                       40
Rio Grande Village   64    106     63    101  /         10            50


$$

NMZ027-028-180900-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
149 PM MDT Wed Apr 17 2024

.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds 15 to
20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Northwest winds 10 to
20 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the southeast after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Not as warm. Highs in the mid 70s. East
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a 20 percent chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the
upper 50s. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers in the morning, then a
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Windy, cooler.
Highs in the mid 60s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows
around 50. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
.SUNDAY...Cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, warmer. Highs in the lower 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s.

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      63     91     57     74  /                       10


$$

TXZ277-180900-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
249 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024

.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds 10 to
15 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Increasing clouds. Lows in the lower 50s. West
winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 80. East winds 10 to
15 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s.
Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of
precipitation 60 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Colder.
Lows in the lower 40s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Warmer. Highs in the lower 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      51     90     51     81  /                       30


$$

TXZ270-271-180900-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
149 PM MDT Wed Apr 17 2024

.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 52 to 59. West winds 15 to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s near the mountain peaks to
the upper 80s below 5000 feet. West winds 10 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 49 to 56. West winds 15 to
20 mph shifting to the east 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s near the mountain
peaks to the upper 70s below 5000 feet. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a 20 percent chance of showers after midnight. Lows 50 to 57.
East winds 10 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning,
then a chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 50s near the mountain peaks to the lower
70s below 5000 feet. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Colder. Lows 42 to 49.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s near the mountain
peaks to the lower 70s below 5000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 44 to 51.
.MONDAY...Sunny, warmer. Highs in the upper 60s near the mountain
peaks to the mid 80s below 5000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 53 to 60.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s near the mountain peaks to
the mid 80s below 5000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 53 to 60.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s near the mountain
peaks to the lower 80s below 5000 feet.

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      57     86     54     74  /                       10
Dog Canyon           53     77     49     69  /
McKittrick Canyon    62     87     56     75  /                       10


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