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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1219 PM CDT Thu Apr 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 Friday.


TXZ279-280-282-182100-
Big Bend National Park-
1219 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s in the mountains to around
100 along the Rio Grande. In the mountains, southeast winds around
10 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon. Along the Rio Grande,
light and variable winds becoming west around 10 mph in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Northeast winds around
10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s in the
mountains to the upper 90s along the Rio Grande. Northeast winds
10 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph
shifting to the east 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Chance of
precipitation 40 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 70 in the
mountains to the mid 90s along the Rio Grande. Northeast winds 10 to
20 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers
after midnight. Windy. Lows in the mid 50s. Chance of precipitation
30 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Cooler. Highs in the upper 50s in the mountains to around
80 along the Rio Grande.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 50s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Warmer. Highs around 70 in the
mountains to around 90 along the Rio Grande. Chance of precipitation
30 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to the
upper 90s along the Rio Grande.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains
to around 100 along the Rio Grande.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      93     64     88  /                50
Castolon             99     65     97  /                50
Chisos Basin         81     61     80  /                50
Persimmon Gap        95     64     87  /                40
Rio Grande Village  101     62    100  /                50


$$

NMZ027-028-182100-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
1119 AM MDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds 10 to
15 mph shifting to the southeast after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Cooler. Highs in the lower 70s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms. Cooler. Highs in the lower 60s. East winds 10 to
15 mph shifting to the northeast 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of
precipitation 30 percent.
.SUNDAY...Cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Warmer. Highs in the lower 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      87     56     72  /                10


$$

TXZ277-182100-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
1219 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest winds
around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. East winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Increasing clouds. A 30 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds around 10 mph
shifting to the north 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers
after midnight. Colder. Lows in the lower 40s. Chance of
precipitation 30 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Warmer. Highs around 80.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 80s.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      85     50     79  /                40


$$

TXZ270-271-182100-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
1119 AM MDT Thu Apr 18 2024

.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s near the mountain peaks to
the lower 80s below 5000 feet. West winds 15 to 20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 48 to 55. West winds 15 to 20 mph
shifting to the east 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s near the mountain
peaks to the upper 70s below 5000 feet. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight. Lows 50 to 57. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Highs
in the mid 50s near the mountain peaks to the lower 70s below
5000 feet. East winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the northeast 15 to
25 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers in
the evening. Colder. Lows 41 to 48.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s near the mountain
peaks to the upper 60s below 5000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 43 to 50.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Warmer. Highs in the upper 60s near the
mountain peaks to the lower 80s below 5000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 52 to 59.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s near the mountain peaks to
the mid 80s below 5000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 53 to 60.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 70 near the mountain peaks
to the mid 80s below 5000 feet.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      81     53     72  /                10
Dog Canyon           71     49     68  /                10
McKittrick Canyon    82     54     73  /                10


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