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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1157 AM CDT Tue Jun 18 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 Juneteenth.


TXZ279-280-282-182100-
Big Bend National Park-
1157 AM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s in the mountains to around
109 along the Rio Grande. East winds around 10 mph. Gusts up to
25 mph in the morning.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 73 to 78. East winds 10 to 20 mph.
.JUNETEENTH...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to
around 103 along the Rio Grande. East winds 10 to 15 mph increasing
to 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy with showers likely
and chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows 69 to 76. Northeast
winds 20 to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.THURSDAY...Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the
morning, then showers and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Not as warm. Highs in the lower 60s in the mountains to the mid 80s
along the Rio Grande. Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph. Chance of
precipitation 90 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Patchy fog in the evening. Showers and chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows 69 to 75. Chance of precipitation
80 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers in the morning, then a
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around
70 in the mountains to the lower 90s along the Rio Grande. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 68 to 73.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s in the mountains to
the mid 90s along the Rio Grande.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. 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.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to around
102 along the Rio Grande.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center     103     75     95  /  10     10     10
Castolon            109     81    103  /  10     10     10
Chisos Basin         93     67     85  /  10     10     10
Persimmon Gap       104     75     95  /  10     10     10
Rio Grande Village  112     78    105  /  10     10     10


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NMZ027-028-182100-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
1057 AM MDT Tue Jun 18 2024

.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph
with gusts to around 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph shifting to the southeast after midnight.
.JUNETEENTH...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast
winds 10 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Increasing clouds. A 50 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Windy. Lows 64 to 69. East winds 25 to 35 mph
with gusts to around 50 mph.
.THURSDAY...Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in
the morning, then showers and chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Cooler. Highs in the mid 70s. East winds around 15 mph
with gusts to around 30 mph. Chance of precipitation 80 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Patchy fog in the evening. Showers and chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows 64 to 69. Chance of precipitation
80 percent.
.FRIDAY...Cloudy. Showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms
in the morning, then showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of precipitation
70 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center     100     72     91  /  10     10     20


$$

TXZ277-182100-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
1157 AM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the upper 90s. Southwest winds around
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.JUNETEENTH...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast
winds 10 to 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy with showers likely
and chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s.
East winds 15 to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms in the
morning, then showers and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Cooler. Highs in the lower 70s. East winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of
precipitation 90 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Patchy fog in the evening. Showers and chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of
precipitation 80 percent.
.FRIDAY...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 lower 80s. Chance of
precipitation 60 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      99     63     91  /  20     10     20


$$

TXZ270-271-182100-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
1057 AM MDT Tue Jun 18 2024

.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s near the mountain peaks to
the upper 90s below 5000 feet. West winds 10 to 20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 61 to 68. West winds 10 to 15 mph
shifting to the east after midnight.
.JUNETEENTH...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s near the
mountain peaks to the lower 90s below 5000 feet. East winds 10 to
20 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Increasing clouds. A 50 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Very windy. Lows 59 to 68. East winds 30 to
40 mph with gusts to around 55 mph.
.THURSDAY...Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in
the morning, then showers and chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Patchy fog in the afternoon. Cooler. Highs in the lower
60s near the mountain peaks to the mid 70s below 5000 feet. East
winds 15 to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation 80 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Patchy fog in the evening. Showers and chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows 58 to 67. Chance of precipitation
80 percent.
.FRIDAY...Cloudy. Showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms
in the morning, then showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s near the mountain peaks to the
lower 80s below 5000 feet. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 59 to 66.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s near the mountain
peaks to the upper 80s below 5000 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 63 to 70.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s near the mountain peaks to
the mid 90s below 5000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 65 to 72.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s near the mountain
peaks to the mid 90s below 5000 feet.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      94     68     89  /  10            20
Dog Canyon           87     61     82  /  10            20
McKittrick Canyon    96     68     90  /  10            20


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