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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1238 PM CDT Fri May 3 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 Saturday.


TXZ279-280-282-032100-
Big Bend National Park-
1238 PM CDT Fri May 3 2024

.TODAY...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.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Isolated thunderstorms in the evening. Some
thunderstorms may be severe with damaging winds and large hail. Lows
in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 20 to 30 mph in the mountains...
southeast 20 to 30 mph along the Rio Grande.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then sunny with isolated
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may
produce damaging winds and large hail in the afternoon. Highs around
80 in the mountains to around 102 along the Rio Grande. Southeast
winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms in the evening, then isolated showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Some thunderstorms may produce
damaging winds and large hail in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s.
Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph in the mountains...northeast 15 to
25 mph along the Rio Grande. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then sunny with a 20 percent
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the
upper 70s in the mountains to the upper 90s along the Rio Grande.
North winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to
around 101 along the Rio Grande.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to
around 103 along the Rio Grande.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 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.

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               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      96     64     96  /         10     20
Castolon            102     68    102  /                10
Chisos Basin         86     61     86  /         10     10
Persimmon Gap        97     65     95  /  10     10     20
Rio Grande Village  105     64    105  /  10     10     20


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NMZ027-028-032100-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
1138 AM MDT Fri May 3 2024

.TODAY...Sunny, windy. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph increasing to south 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Windy. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds
20 to 30 mph becoming southwest 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then sunny with isolated
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Windy. Some
thunderstorms may be severe with damaging winds and large hail.
Highs in the mid 80s. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph shifting to the
north 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation
20 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy with isolated
showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Some thunderstorms may be
severe with damaging winds and large hail in the evening. Lows
around 60. Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph
after midnight. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Highs in the
mid 80s. Southeast winds around 10 mph increasing to south 15 to
25 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Windy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Very windy. Highs in the lower 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Windy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, windy. Highs in the mid 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, windy. Highs in the mid 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Windy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      89     60     84  /                20


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TXZ277-032100-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
1238 PM CDT Fri May 3 2024

.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph shifting to the west after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms in the evening, then isolated showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 50s. North winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Highs in the
mid 80s. Northeast winds around 10 mph shifting to the south in the
afternoon.
.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 mid 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 mid 80s.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      89     52     88  /                20


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TXZ270-271-032100-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
1138 AM MDT Fri May 3 2024

.TODAY...Sunny, windy. Highs in the lower 70s near the mountain
peaks to the upper 80s below 5000 feet. West winds 10 to 15 mph
increasing to southwest 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Windy. Lows 51 to 58. West winds 20 to
30 mph becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Windy. Highs in the lower 70s near the mountain peaks to
the mid 80s below 5000 feet. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph increasing
to 25 to 35 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Increasing clouds. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms. Windy. Lows 51 to 58. Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph
shifting to the east 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Chance of
precipitation 20 percent.
.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 25 mph
in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 51 to 58.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Very 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 around 70 near the mountain peaks to
the mid 80s below 5000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Windy. Lows 53 to 60.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, windy. Highs around 70 near the mountain peaks
to the mid 80s below 5000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Windy. Lows 51 to 58.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70 near the mountain peaks to the
mid 80s below 5000 feet.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      84     56     83  /                10
Dog Canyon           78     51     77  /                10
McKittrick Canyon    86     59     84  /                10


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