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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1119 AM CDT Thu Apr 25 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 Friday.


TXZ279-280-282-252100-
Big Bend National Park-
1119 AM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024

.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s in the mountains to
around 100 along the Rio Grande. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Decreasing clouds. Lows in the lower 60s. In the
mountains, southwest winds 20 to 30 mph shifting to the west 15 to
25 mph after midnight. Along the Rio Grande, south winds 15 to
20 mph shifting to the west 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, windy. Highs in the mid 70s in the mountains to
around 100 along the Rio Grande. West winds 10 to 15 mph increasing
to 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds 15 to
25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, windy. Patchy blowing dust in the afternoon.
Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to around 100 along the Rio
Grande. In the mountains, southwest winds 30 to 40 mph. Along the
Rio Grande, south winds 15 to 25 mph shifting to the southwest 25 to
30 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 45 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Windy. Patchy blowing dust in the
evening. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s in the mountains to the
lower 90s along the Rio Grande.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s in the mountains to the mid
90s along the Rio Grande.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly 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.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s in the
mountains to the mid 90s along the Rio Grande.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      93     64     93  /
Castolon             99     65     98  /
Chisos Basin         83     58     81  /
Persimmon Gap        95     61     94  /
Rio Grande Village  103     62    103  /


$$

NMZ027-028-252100-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
1019 AM MDT Thu Apr 25 2024

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...Sunny. Strong winds. Areas of blowing dust in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. West winds 20 to 30 mph with
gusts to around 45 mph increasing to southwest 30 to 50 mph in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Strong winds. Cooler. Blowing dust in the
evening. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds 40 to 50 mph decreasing to
30 to 40 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 65 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Very windy. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds
30 to 40 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Strong winds. Patchy blowing dust.
Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts to
around 60 mph shifting to the west 30 to 50 mph with gusts to around
70 mph after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Strong winds. Blowing dust through the day. Highs
in the lower 70s. West winds 35 to 55 mph with gusts to around
75 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Strong winds. Blowing dust in the
evening, then patchy blowing dust after midnight. Lows in the lower
50s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, windy. Highs in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of
precipitation 30 percent.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      87     56     81  /


$$

TXZ277-252100-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
1119 AM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024

.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Windy. Patchy blowing dust in the afternoon.
Highs in the mid 80s. West winds 10 to 15 mph increasing to
southwest 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Windy, cooler. Patchy blowing dust in the
evening. Lows in the upper 40s. West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts
to around 45 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. West winds 15 to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Southwest winds 15 to
25 mph becoming west around 10 mph after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, windy. Patchy blowing dust in the afternoon.
Highs around 80. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to
30 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Windy. Patchy blowing dust through
the night. Lows in the upper 40s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      87     49     81  /


$$

TXZ270-271-252100-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
1019 AM MDT Thu Apr 25 2024

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...Sunny. Strong winds. Areas of blowing dust in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s near the mountain peaks to the mid
80s below 5000 feet. West winds 30 to 40 mph increasing to southwest
35 to 55 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Strong winds. Cooler. Areas of blowing dust
in the evening. Lows 45 to 52. West winds 35 to 55 mph decreasing to
30 to 40 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Very windy. Highs in the lower 60s near the
mountain peaks to around 80 below 5000 feet. West winds 30 to
40 mph. Gusts up to 55 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Very windy. Areas of blowing dust. Lows 48 to
55. West winds 25 to 45 mph with gusts to around 65 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Strong winds. Blowing dust through the day. Highs
around 60 near the mountain peaks to the mid 70s below 5000 feet.
West winds 35 to 55 mph increasing to 45 to 55 mph in the afternoon.
Gusts up to 75 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Strong winds. Blowing dust in the
evening, then patchy blowing dust after midnight. Lows 43 to 50.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, windy. Patchy blowing dust in the afternoon. Highs
in the lower 60s near the mountain peaks to the mid 70s below
5000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 45 to 52.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s near the mountain peaks to
around 80 below 5000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 51 to 58.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s near the mountain
peaks to the mid 80s below 5000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 55 to 62.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s near the
mountain peaks to the mid 80s below 5000 feet. Chance of
precipitation 30 percent.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      82     51     77  /
Dog Canyon           73     46     67  /
McKittrick Canyon    84     55     78  /


$$