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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
119 AM CDT Tue Apr 16 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 Wednesday.


TXZ279-280-282-162100-
Big Bend National Park-
119 AM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TODAY...Partly cloudy. Not as hot. Highs in the lower 70s in the
mountains to the mid 90s along the Rio Grande. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Northeast winds
around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains
to the upper 90s along the Rio Grande. North winds around 10 mph
shifting to the northwest in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Decreasing clouds. Lows in the mid 60s. North
winds around 10 mph shifting to the southeast after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80 in the mountains to around
102 along the Rio Grande. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s in the
mountains to around 100 along the Rio Grande.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of
precipitation 30 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s in the mountains to the
lower 90s along the Rio Grande. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers
after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of precipitation
40 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning,
then a 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.
Chance of showers 30 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers in the
evening. Lows in the mid 50s.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s in the mountains to
around 90 along the Rio Grande.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      89     66     92  /
Castolon             93     66     97  /
Chisos Basin         78     63     82  /
Persimmon Gap        90     65     93  /
Rio Grande Village   97     63    101  /                10


$$

NMZ027-028-162100-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
1219 AM MDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TODAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds 15 to
25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Increasing clouds. Windy. Lows in the upper 50s. West
winds 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 10 to 20 mph after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Northwest winds around
10 mph shifting to the southwest 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds
10 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. West winds 10 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Not as warm. Highs in the upper 70s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers after
midnight. Lows in the upper 50s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers in the morning, then a
chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. Chance of precipitation
40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after
midnight. Lows in the lower 50s. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Warmer. Highs in the upper 70s.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      79     59     86  /


$$

TXZ277-162100-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
119 AM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TODAY...Increasing clouds. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds 10 to
20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds 10 to
15 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 80s. Northwest winds
around 10 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. 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...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s.
.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 lower 50s.
Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers in the morning, then
showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after
midnight. Lows in the mid 40s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Warmer. Highs in the upper 70s.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      79     52     85  /


$$

TXZ270-271-162100-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
1219 AM MDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TODAY...Partly cloudy. Windy. Highs in the lower 60s near the
mountain peaks to the mid 70s below 5000 feet. West winds 20 to
30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Increasing clouds. Windy. Lows 49 to 56. West winds 20 to
30 mph shifting to the northwest 15 to 20 mph after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70 near the mountain peaks to the
lower 80s below 5000 feet. West winds around 10 mph increasing to
15 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 51 to 58. West winds 15 to
25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s near the mountain peaks to
the upper 80s below 5000 feet. West winds 10 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 51 to 58.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s near the mountain
peaks to around 80 below 5000 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers after
midnight. Lows 50 to 57.
.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 lower 60s near the mountain peaks to the mid
70s below 5000 feet. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Colder. Lows 43 to 50.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s near the mountain
peaks to the upper 60s below 5000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 43 to 50.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Warmer. Highs in the mid 60s near the
mountain peaks to around 80 below 5000 feet.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      74     54     81  /
Dog Canyon           66     49     74  /
McKittrick Canyon    75     59     82  /


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