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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
548 AM CDT Fri Apr 19 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 Saturday.


TXZ279-280-282-192100-
Big Bend National Park-
548 AM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.TODAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Windy. Not as warm. Highs around 70 in the mountains to
the mid 90s along the Rio Grande. Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph.
Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the
evening, then isolated showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
Windy. Lows in the mid 60s. In the mountains, southeast winds 20 to
30 mph. Along the Rio Grande, northeast winds 20 to 30 mph
decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation
40 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms in the morning, then numerous showers and isolated
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Windy. Highs in the upper 60s in the
mountains to the lower 90s along the Rio Grande. In the mountains,
southeast winds 15 to 25 mph shifting to the north 20 to 30 mph in
the afternoon. Along the Rio Grande, northeast winds around 10 mph
increasing to north 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Windy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northeast
winds 20 to 30 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Cooler. Highs in the upper 50s in the mountains to the
upper 70s along the Rio Grande. Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 50s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Warmer. Highs in the upper 60s in
the mountains to the upper 80s along the Rio Grande.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, warmer. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to
the upper 90s along the Rio Grande.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains
to around 100 along the Rio Grande.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs around 80 in the mountains to
around 102 along the Rio Grande.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      85     63     83  /  40     40     60
Castolon             93     68     92  /  40     40     50
Chisos Basin         76     60     76  /  40     40     60
Persimmon Gap        81     63     81  /  30     30     60
Rio Grande Village   96     63     92  /  50     40     60


$$

NMZ027-028-192100-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
448 AM MDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Much cooler. Highs in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds 10 to 20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with
isolated showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid
50s. South winds 15 to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 60s. Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph.
Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after
midnight. Lows in the upper 40s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of
precipitation 20 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs around 60. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Warmer. Highs in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Warmer. Lows around 60.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Windy. Highs in the mid 80s.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      66     55     61  /         20     50


$$

TXZ277-192100-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
548 AM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Not as warm. Highs in the mid 70s. East winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
evening, then scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms after
midnight. Lows in the lower 50s. East winds around 15 mph shifting
to the southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms in the morning, then numerous showers and scattered
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the northeast 15 to 25 mph in the
afternoon. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after
midnight. Colder. Lows in the lower 40s. Northeast winds 10 to
15 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Cooler. Highs in the mid 60s. Northeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Warmer. Highs in the upper 70s.
.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 mid 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 80s.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      76     51     74  /  30     30     60


$$

TXZ270-271-192100-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
448 AM MDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Cooler. Highs in the upper 50s near the
mountain peaks to the lower 70s below 5000 feet. East winds 10 to
20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with
isolated showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows 49 to 55.
Southeast winds 15 to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms. Windy. Highs in the upper 50s near the mountain peaks
to the lower 70s below 5000 feet. Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph.
Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers in
the evening. Colder. Lows 40 to 47. East winds 10 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 50s near the mountain
peaks to the mid 60s below 5000 feet. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 41 to 48.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Warmer. Highs in the upper 60s near the
mountain peaks to the lower 80s below 5000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. 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 50 to 57.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s near the mountain
peaks to around 80 below 5000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 52 to 59.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Windy. Highs around 70 near the mountain
peaks to the mid 80s below 5000 feet.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      67     53     64  /         10     40
Dog Canyon           62     50     61  /         10     40
McKittrick Canyon    68     54     65  /         10     40


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