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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1148 AM CDT Fri May 10 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.


TXZ279-280-282-102100-
Big Bend National Park-
1148 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024

.TODAY...Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Windy. Not as warm. Highs in the mid 70s in the mountains to the mid
90s along the Rio Grande. Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph increasing to
25 to 35 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Increasing clouds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Windy. Lows 66 to 71. In the mountains, east winds 20 to 30 mph.
Along the Rio Grande, northeast winds 20 to 30 mph becoming east
10 to 20 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
morning, then scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Some thunderstorms may be severe with damaging winds and large hail
in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s in the mountains to the upper
90s along the Rio Grande. In the mountains, southeast winds 20 to
30 mph. Along the Rio Grande, east winds 10 to 15 mph increasing to
15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then isolated showers and thunderstorms after
midnight. Windy. Some thunderstorms may be severe with damaging
winds and large hail in the evening. Lows 65 to 70. Northeast winds
20 to 30 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Chance of
precipitation 40 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to
the upper 90s along the Rio Grande. West winds 10 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to the
upper 90s along the Rio Grande.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80 in the mountains to around
101 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 101 along the Rio Grande.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to the
upper 90s along the Rio Grande.

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               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      86     67     91  /  10     20     50
Castolon             97     74     99  /  10     20     50
Chisos Basin         80     63     83  /  10     20     50
Persimmon Gap        84     68     88  /  10     20     50
Rio Grande Village   97     69    100  /  20     20     50


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NMZ027-028-102100-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
1048 AM MDT Fri May 10 2024

.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Cooler. Highs in the upper 60s. Northeast
winds 10 to 20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms after
midnight. Windy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast winds 20 to
30 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in
the morning, then scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may be severe with damaging winds
and large hail in the afternoon. Highs around 70. Southeast winds
15 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then isolated showers and thunderstorms after
midnight. Some thunderstorms may be severe with damaging winds and
large hail in the evening. Lows around 60. Southeast winds 15 to
20 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, windy, warmer. Highs in the lower 80s. West winds
15 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Windy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      71     63     70  /         50     50


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TXZ277-102100-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
1148 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024

.TODAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Not as warm. Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds 15 to
20 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
evening, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
Lows in the upper 50s. East winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of
precipitation 40 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms in the morning, then numerous showers and scattered
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may be severe
with damaging winds and large hail in the afternoon. Highs in the
lower 80s. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation
60 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms
in the evening. Some thunderstorms may be severe with damaging winds
and large hail. Lows in the mid 50s. East winds 10 to 20 mph
shifting to the south around 10 mph after midnight. Chance of
precipitation 40 percent.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. West winds 15 to 25 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      76     57     82  /  20     40     60


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TXZ270-271-102100-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
1048 AM MDT Fri May 10 2024

.TODAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s near the mountain
peaks to the mid 70s below 5000 feet. East winds 10 to 15 mph
increasing to 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the evening, then mostly cloudy with scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms after midnight. Very windy. Lows 53 to 60. East winds
30 to 40 mph with gusts to around 55 mph. Chance of precipitation
50 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may produce damaging winds and
large hail in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s near the mountain
peaks to the upper 70s below 5000 feet. East winds 15 to 25 mph.
Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms
in the evening. Some thunderstorms may produce damaging winds and
large hail in the evening. Lows 51 to 58. Southeast winds 15 to
25 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, windy. Highs in the upper 60s near the mountain
peaks to the lower 80s below 5000 feet. West winds 25 to 35 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Windy. Lows 49 to 56.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s near the mountain peaks to
the lower 80s below 5000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 53 to 60.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s near the mountain
peaks to the mid 80s below 5000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 56 to 63.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s near the mountain
peaks to the mid 80s below 5000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 51 to 58.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s near the mountain peaks to
the upper 70s below 5000 feet.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      69     59     71  /  10     40     50
Dog Canyon           67     54     69  /  10     40     50
McKittrick Canyon    69     60     71  /  10     40     50


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