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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
158 AM CDT Fri May 17 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.


TXZ279-280-282-172100-
Big Bend National Park-
158 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024

.TODAY...Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Highs in the mid 70s in the mountains to the upper 90s along the Rio
Grande. In the mountains, northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Along the
Rio Grande, light and variable winds becoming west around 10 mph in
the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. North winds around
10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to around
103 along the Rio Grande. Southwest winds around 10 mph in the
mountains...southwest around 10 mph along the Rio Grande.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 70. Southeast winds around
10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s in the mountains to around
110 along the Rio Grande. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s in the mountains to around
111 along the Rio Grande.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s in the mountains to
around 110 along the Rio Grande.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s in the mountains to around
106 along the Rio Grande.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s in the mountains to around
108 along the Rio Grande.

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               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      91     66     98  /  10     10
Castolon             96     68    103  /  10     10
Chisos Basin         82     62     87  /  10     10
Persimmon Gap        93     65    100  /  10     10
Rio Grande Village  100     62    107  /  10     10


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NMZ027-028-172100-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
1258 AM MDT Fri May 17 2024

.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Light and variable winds
becoming west around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Warmer. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, warmer. Highs in the lower 90s. West winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Southwest winds
around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph
with gusts to around 35 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      84     69     94  /  10


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TXZ277-172100-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
158 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024

.TODAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with isolated
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s.
West winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest winds around 10 mph
in the evening becoming light and variable.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. West winds around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest winds
around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph
with gusts to around 30 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.

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               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      84     56     93  /  20     10


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TXZ270-271-172100-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
1258 AM MDT Fri May 17 2024

.TODAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with isolated
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s
near the mountain peaks to the lower 80s below 5000 feet. West winds
around 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 58 to 65. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s near the mountain peaks to
the lower 90s below 5000 feet. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 60 to 67. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80 near the mountain peaks to the mid
90s below 5000 feet. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to
around 35 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 59 to 66.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s near the mountain peaks to
the lower 90s below 5000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 60 to 67.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s near the mountain
peaks to the upper 80s below 5000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 55 to 62.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s near the mountain
peaks to the upper 80s below 5000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 54 to 61.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s near the mountain peaks to
around 90 below 5000 feet.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      80     62     89  /  10     10
Dog Canyon           73     57     82  /  10
McKittrick Canyon    81     67     91  /  10     10


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