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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
338 AM CDT Wed Apr 24 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.


TXZ279-280-282-242100-
Big Bend National Park-
338 AM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.TODAY...Sunny. Highs around 80 in the mountains to around 101 along
the Rio Grande. Light and variable winds becoming south around
10 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds
10 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers in the afternoon. Highs
around 80 in the mountains to around 101 along the Rio Grande.
Southwest winds around 10 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph in the
afternoon. Chance of showers 20 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Decreasing clouds. Lows in the lower 60s. In the
mountains, southwest winds 20 to 30 mph increasing to northwest
30 to 40 mph after midnight. Along the Rio Grande, southwest winds
10 to 20 mph shifting to the west 15 to 25 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, windy. Highs in the mid 70s in the mountains to the
mid 90s along the Rio Grande. In the mountains, west winds 20 to
30 mph increasing to 30 to 40 mph in the afternoon. Along the Rio
Grande, west winds 15 to 20 mph shifting to the southwest 20 to
30 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear, windy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to around
100 along the Rio Grande.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s in the mountains to the mid
90s along the Rio Grande.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 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...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 80 in the mountains to
around 100 along the Rio Grande.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      95     69     95  /                10
Castolon            100     70    100  /                10
Chisos Basin         85     63     85  /                10
Persimmon Gap        96     67     96  /                10
Rio Grande Village  104     67    103  /                10


$$

NMZ027-028-242100-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
238 AM MDT Wed Apr 24 2024

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...Increasing clouds. Highs in the upper 80s. Northwest winds
10 to 20 mph shifting to the south in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Decreasing clouds. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds 15 to
25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Strong
winds. Areas of blowing dust in the afternoon. Highs in the lower
80s. West winds 25 to 35 mph increasing to southwest 35 to 55 mph
with gusts to around 75 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Strong winds. Blowing dust in the
evening. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds 40 to 55 mph with gusts to
around 75 mph decreasing to 30 to 40 mph with gusts to around 55 mph
after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Very windy. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds 30 to
45 mph with gusts to around 60 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Very windy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Very windy. Highs in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Very windy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, windy. Highs in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Windy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 80s.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      88     64     85  /


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TXZ277-242100-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
338 AM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.TODAY...Increasing clouds. Highs in the upper 80s. Northwest winds
around 10 mph shifting to the south in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Decreasing clouds. Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest winds
around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Windy. Highs in the mid 80s. West winds
10 to 15 mph increasing to southwest 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Windy.
Patchy blowing dust in the evening. Lows in the upper 40s. West
winds 25 to 35 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, windy. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds 10 to
20 mph increasing to 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, windy. Highs in the lower 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Windy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...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 and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      89     54     86  /


$$

TXZ270-271-242100-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
238 AM MDT Wed Apr 24 2024

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...Increasing clouds. Highs in the lower 70s near the mountain
peaks to the mid 80s below 5000 feet. West winds 10 to 20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Decreasing clouds. Lows 54 to 61. West winds 15 to
25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Strong winds. Areas of blowing dust in the
afternoon. Highs around 70 near the mountain peaks to the lower 80s
below 5000 feet. West winds 30 to 40 mph increasing to 35 to 55 mph
with gusts to around 80 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Strong winds. Cooler. Blowing dust in the
evening. Lows 46 to 53. West winds 40 to 55 mph with gusts to around
80 mph decreasing to 30 to 40 mph with gusts to around 55 mph after
midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Very windy. Highs in the lower 60s near the
mountain peaks to the mid 70s below 5000 feet. West winds 35 to
45 mph with gusts to around 65 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Strong winds. Lows 49 to 56.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Very windy. Highs in the lower 60s near the
mountain peaks to the mid 70s below 5000 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Very windy. Lows 43 to 50.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, windy. Highs in the lower 60s near the mountain
peaks to the mid 70s below 5000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear, windy. Lows 46 to 53.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s near the mountain peaks to
the lower 80s below 5000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 51 to 58.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s near the mountain
peaks to the upper 80s below 5000 feet.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      83     59     81  /
Dog Canyon           77     54     74  /
McKittrick Canyon    85     63     82  /


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