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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
544 PM 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 tonight, Friday, Friday night, and Saturday.


TXZ279-280-282-260900-
Big Bend National Park-
544 PM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024

.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds 25 to
35 mph in the mountains...southwest 25 to 35 mph along the Rio
Grande.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s in the mountains to the mid
90s along the Rio Grande. In the mountains, west winds 10 to 20 mph
increasing to 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Along the Rio Grande,
west winds 10 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds 20 to
30 mph in the mountains...southwest 20 to 30 mph along the Rio
Grande.
.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 10 to 20 mph increasing to
25 to 35 mph in the afternoon. Along the Rio Grande, south winds
10 to 15 mph shifting to the southwest 15 to 25 mph in the
afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Windy. Patchy blowing dust in the
evening. Lows around 60. West winds 25 to 35 mph in the mountains...
northwest 25 to 35 mph along the Rio Grande.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s in the mountains to the
lower 90s along the Rio Grande.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 60.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s in the mountains to the upper
90s along the Rio Grande.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80 in the mountains to around
100 along the Rio Grande.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows around 70.
.WEDNESDAY...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 mid 90s along the Rio Grande.
Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 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      63     89     61     93  /
Castolon             64     95     63     99  /
Chisos Basin         58     80     58     83  /
Persimmon Gap        61     90     58     94  /
Rio Grande Village   62     99     58    103  /


$$

NMZ027-028-260900-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
444 PM 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...

.TONIGHT...Clear. Strong winds. Cooler. Blowing dust in the evening,
then areas of blowing dust after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. West
winds 35 to 50 mph with gusts to around 65 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, windy. Not as warm. Highs in the mid 70s. West
winds 25 to 35 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Strong winds. Lows in the upper 50s.
Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph increasing to west 30 to 50 mph with
gusts to around 65 mph after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Strong winds. Areas of blowing dust. Highs in the
lower 70s. West winds 30 to 50 mph. Gusts up to 65 mph increasing to
75 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Strong winds. Areas of blowing dust
in the evening. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds 30 to 50 mph.
Gusts up to 70 mph decreasing to 60 mph after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. 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 upper 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows around 60.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 80.

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      55     78     58     74  /


$$

TXZ277-260900-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
544 PM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024

.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Windy, cooler. Lows in the upper 40s. West
winds 25 to 35 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds 10 to 20 mph
shifting to the southwest 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Southwest winds 15 to
25 mph shifting to the west 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, windy. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Windy. Lows in the mid 40s. West
winds 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 15 to 25 mph after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 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...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 50s.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s.

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      48     79     48     81  /


$$

TXZ270-271-260900-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
444 PM 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...

.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Strong winds. Cooler. Blowing dust in the
evening. Lows 45 to 52. West winds 30 to 50 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Very windy. Highs in the lower 60s near the
mountain peaks to the mid 70s below 5000 feet. West winds 30 to
40 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Very windy. Lows 47 to 54. West winds
25 to 45 mph. Gusts up to 60 mph after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Strong winds. Areas of blowing dust in the
morning. Blowing dust in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 50s near
the mountain peaks to the lower 70s below 5000 feet. West winds
30 to 45 mph with gusts to around 65 mph increasing to 40 to 55 mph
with gusts to around 75 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Strong winds. Areas of blowing dust
in the evening. Lows 42 to 49. West winds 35 to 50 mph with gusts to
around 75 mph decreasing to 30 to 40 mph with gusts to around 60 mph
after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, windy. Highs in the lower 60s near the mountain
peaks to the mid 70s below 5000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 46 to 53.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s near the mountain peaks to
the lower 80s below 5000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 50 to 57.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s near the mountain
peaks to the upper 80s below 5000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 55 to 62.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s near the
mountain peaks to the lower 80s below 5000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows 52 to 59.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s near the mountain
peaks to the lower 80s below 5000 feet.

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      51     73     54     70  /
Dog Canyon           46     66     47     63  /
McKittrick Canyon    54     74     56     71  /


$$