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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
129 PM CDT Mon May 12 2025

Recreational forecast text represents an average of conditions
over the entire park.

Spot temperatures and probabilities of measurable precipitation are
for tonight, Tuesday, Tuesday night, and Wednesday.


TXZ279-280-282-130900-
Big Bend National Park-
129 PM CDT Mon May 12 2025

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. South winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s in the mountains to around
106 along the Rio Grande. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. West winds
10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s in the mountains to
around 108 along the Rio Grande. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Decreasing clouds. Lows in the lower 70s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains
to around 102 along the Rio Grande.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to
around 102 along the Rio Grande.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains
to around 105 along the Rio Grande.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s in the mountains to
around 107 along the Rio Grande.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s in the mountains to around
107 along the Rio Grande.

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      72    100     74    102  /
Castolon             72    106     77    108  /
Chisos Basin         66     89     69     92  /
Persimmon Gap        71    102     74    103  /
Rio Grande Village   67    109     72    111  /


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NMZ027-028-130900-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
1229 PM MDT Mon May 12 2025

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. West winds 10 to
20 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph increasing to 40 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Very windy. Patchy blowing dust through the
day. Highs around 90. West winds 30 to 40 mph. Gusts up to 55 mph in
the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Windy. Patchy blowing dust in the
evening. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds 25 to 35 mph. Gusts up to
50 mph in the evening.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Very windy. Patchy blowing dust through
the day. Highs in the mid 80s. West winds 25 to 45 mph. Gusts up to
55 mph increasing to 65 mph in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Very windy. Patchy blowing dust in
the evening. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds 25 to 45 mph with
gusts to around 65 mph decreasing to 25 to 35 mph after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      72     91     71     88  /


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TXZ277-130900-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
129 PM CDT Mon May 12 2025

.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Warmer. Lows
in the lower 60s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. West winds 15 to 25 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds
15 to 25 mph decreasing to around 10 mph after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. West winds 10 to 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Increasing clouds. Lows in the lower 60s. West
winds 10 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Not as warm. Highs in the lower 80s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      63     92     63     92  /


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TXZ270-271-130900-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
1229 PM MDT Mon May 12 2025

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...Decreasing clouds. Lows 60 to 68. West winds 10 to
20 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph increasing to 40 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Very windy. Patchy blowing dust in the morning,
then areas of blowing dust in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s
near the mountain peaks to around 90 below 5000 feet. West winds
25 to 35 mph with gusts to around 50 mph increasing to 35 to 45 mph
with gusts to around 60 mph in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Very windy. Patchy blowing dust in
the evening. Lows 59 to 66. West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts to
around 55 mph decreasing to 20 to 30 mph with gusts to around 45 mph
after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Strong winds. Areas of blowing dust in
the morning, then blowing dust in the afternoon. Highs in the lower
70s near the mountain peaks to the upper 80s below 5000 feet. West
winds 30 to 50 mph. Gusts up to 60 mph increasing to 70 mph in the
afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Strong winds. Blowing dust in the
evening. Lows 58 to 65. West winds 30 to 50 mph with gusts to around
70 mph decreasing to 25 to 35 mph with gusts to around 50 mph after
midnight.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s near the mountain
peaks to the lower 80s below 5000 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 54 to 60.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s near the mountain
peaks to the mid 80s below 5000 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 54 to 61.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s near the mountain
peaks to the mid 80s below 5000 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 53 to 60.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s near the mountain peaks
to the upper 80s below 5000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 54 to 61.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s near the mountain peaks to
the mid 80s below 5000 feet.

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      65     87     65     84  /
Dog Canyon           60     80     59     77  /
McKittrick Canyon    69     88     68     85  /


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