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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
204 AM CDT Sun Apr 14 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 Monday.


TXZ279-280-282-142100-
Big Bend National Park-
204 AM CDT Sun Apr 14 2024

.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to around
101 along the Rio Grande. In the mountains, southwest winds 10 to
15 mph. Along the Rio Grande, light and variable winds becoming
northeast around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds 10 to
15 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Patchy blowing
dust in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s in the mountains to
around 106 along the Rio Grande. In the mountains, southwest winds
10 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Along the
Rio Grande, south winds 10 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Decreasing clouds. Patchy blowing dust in the
evening. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph in the
mountains...northwest 20 to 30 mph along the Rio Grande.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Not as hot. Highs in the lower 70s in the
mountains to the lower 90s along the Rio Grande. West winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains
to the upper 90s along the Rio Grande.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs around 80 in the mountains to around 100 along the
Rio Grande.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. 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.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning,
then a chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs around 70 in the mountains to the lower 90s along
the Rio Grande. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      96     67    100  /
Castolon            100     69    105  /         10
Chisos Basin         85     66     89  /                10
Persimmon Gap        97     66    101  /
Rio Grande Village  104     68    109  /                10


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NMZ027-028-142100-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
104 AM MDT Sun Apr 14 2024

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
MONDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...Increasing clouds. Highs in the lower 80s. West winds 15 to
25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds 15 to
25 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Strong winds.
Patchy blowing dust in the morning. Areas of blowing dust in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. West winds 30 to 40 mph with
gusts to around 60 mph shifting to the southwest 30 to 50 mph with
gusts to around 75 mph in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Strong winds. Cooler. Areas of blowing dust
in the evening. Lows around 50. West winds 40 to 50 mph with gusts
to around 75 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, windy. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds 20 to
30 mph. Gusts up to 45 mph in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Windy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers after
midnight. Lows in the mid 50s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning,
then a chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Cooler. Highs in the mid 60s. Chance of precipitation
30 percent.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      85     64     84  /


$$

TXZ277-142100-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
204 AM CDT Sun Apr 14 2024

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
MONDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. North winds 10 to
15 mph shifting to the west after midnight.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Windy. Highs in the upper 80s. Southwest
winds 10 to 20 mph increasing to 25 to 35 mph with gusts to around
50 mph in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Windy, cooler. Lows in the mid 40s.
West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts to around 50 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Not as warm. Highs in the upper 70s. West
winds 10 to 20 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after
midnight. Lows around 50. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning,
then a chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Cooler. Highs in the lower 70s. Chance of precipitation
40 percent.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      87     58     88  /


$$

TXZ270-271-142100-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
104 AM MDT Sun Apr 14 2024

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
MONDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...Increasing clouds. Windy. Highs around 70 near the mountain
peaks to the lower 80s below 5000 feet. West winds 20 to 30 mph with
gusts to around 45 mph.
.TONIGHT...Decreasing clouds. Lows 55 to 61. West winds 15 to
25 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Strong winds.
Areas of blowing dust in the afternoon. 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 becoming southwest and
increasing to 40 to 60 mph with gusts to around 75 mph in the
afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Strong winds. Colder. Areas of blowing dust
in the evening. Lows 40 to 47. West winds 35 to 55 mph with gusts to
around 75 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, windy. Highs in the lower 60s near the mountain
peaks to the upper 70s below 5000 feet. West winds 20 to 30 mph with
gusts to around 45 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Windy. Lows 47 to 53.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s near the mountain peaks
to the lower 80s below 5000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 51 to 58.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s near the mountain peaks to
the mid 80s below 5000 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 48 to 55.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s near the mountain
peaks to around 80 below 5000 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 48 to 55.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning,
then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Highs in the upper 50s near the mountain peaks to the lower 70s
below 5000 feet. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      80     61     80  /
Dog Canyon           74     55     71  /
McKittrick Canyon    81     63     80  /


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