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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1243 PM CDT Wed May 8 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 Thursday.


TXZ279-280-282-082100-
Big Bend National Park-
1243 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024

.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to around
102 along the Rio Grande. West winds 15 to 25 mph in the mountains...
west 15 to 25 mph along the Rio Grande.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds 15 to 25 mph in
the mountains...southwest 15 to 25 mph along the Rio Grande.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to around
105 along the Rio Grande. West winds 10 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. North winds
10 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Windy. Not as warm. Highs in the
lower 70s in the mountains to the lower 90s along the Rio Grande.
Northeast winds 25 to 35 mph in the mountains...northeast 25 to
35 mph along the Rio Grande.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers in the
evening. Windy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning,
then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs
in the mid 70s in the mountains to the upper 90s along the Rio
Grande. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to
the upper 90s along the Rio Grande.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to the
upper 90s along the Rio Grande.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to the
upper 90s along the Rio Grande.

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               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      96     69     98  /
Castolon            102     70    104  /
Chisos Basin         86     63     87  /
Persimmon Gap        97     68     99  /
Rio Grande Village  105     65    108  /


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NMZ027-028-082100-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
1143 AM MDT Wed May 8 2024

.TODAY...Sunny, windy. Highs in the mid 80s. West winds 20 to
30 mph. Gusts up to 55 mph decreasing to 45 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Clear, windy. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds 20 to
30 mph. Gusts up to 45 mph in the evening.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. West winds 10 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Increasing clouds. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds
10 to 20 mph shifting to the east 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Windy, cooler. Highs in the lower 70s. East
winds 20 to 30 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Windy. Lows around 60.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers in the morning, then a
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the
mid 70s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 50s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Windy. Highs in the lower 80s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      85     63     85  /


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TXZ277-082100-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
1243 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024

.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. West winds 15 to 20 mph with
gusts to around 35 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds 15 to
20 mph decreasing to around 10 mph after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. West winds 15 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds 15 to 20 mph shifting to the northeast around 10 mph after
midnight.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Cooler. Highs in the mid 70s. East winds 15 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 80. Chance of
precipitation 60 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      86     54     88  /


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TXZ270-271-082100-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
1143 AM MDT Wed May 8 2024

.TODAY...Sunny, windy. Highs in the upper 60s near the mountain
peaks to the mid 80s below 5000 feet. West winds 25 to 35 mph with
gusts to around 55 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Windy. Lows 52 to 59. West winds 25 to
35 mph with gusts to around 55 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, windy. Highs around 70 near the mountain peaks to
the lower 80s below 5000 feet. West winds 20 to 30 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Windy. Lows 48 to 55. West winds
20 to 30 mph shifting to the northeast 15 to 25 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Windy. Highs around 60 near the mountain
peaks to the mid 70s below 5000 feet. East winds 25 to 35 mph with
gusts to around 50 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Windy. Lows 51 to 58.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning,
then a chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Windy. Highs in the mid 60s near the mountain peaks to
around 80 below 5000 feet. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Windy. Lows 49 to 56.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, windy. Highs in the upper 60s near the mountain
peaks to the lower 80s below 5000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Windy. Lows 50 to 57.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s near the mountain peaks to
the lower 80s below 5000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 51 to 58.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s near the mountain
peaks to the mid 80s below 5000 feet.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      81     58     80  /
Dog Canyon           74     52     73  /
McKittrick Canyon    82     61     81  /


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