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


TXZ279-280-282-172100-
Big Bend National Park-
148 AM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024

.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to
the upper 90s along the Rio Grande. In the mountains, east winds
around 10 mph shifting to the west 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
Along the Rio Grande, light and variable winds becoming northwest
10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Lows in the
mid 60s. North winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to around
103 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.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. North winds
around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s in the
mountains to the upper 90s along the Rio Grande. Northeast winds
10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Chance of
precipitation 40 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of
precipitation 40 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Not as warm. Highs in the mid 60s in
the mountains to the upper 80s along the Rio Grande. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. Chance of precipitation
50 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 50s in the mountains to around
80 along the Rio Grande.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Warmer. Highs around 70 in the mountains to
the lower 90s along the Rio Grande.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s in the mountains to
the upper 90s along the Rio Grande.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      92     66     97  /                10
Castolon             98     67    101  /
Chisos Basin         83     62     84  /                10
Persimmon Gap        93     64     99  /                10
Rio Grande Village  101     64    106  /                10


$$

NMZ027-028-172100-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
1248 AM MDT Wed Apr 17 2024

.TODAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Highs in the
mid 80s. West winds 10 to 20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds 15 to
25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. West winds 10 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the southeast after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Cooler. Highs in the lower 70s. East winds
10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers after
midnight. Lows in the upper 50s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely in the morning, then a
chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Cooler. Highs in the lower 60s. Chance of precipitation
60 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers
after midnight. Cooler. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of
precipitation 30 percent.
.SUNDAY...Cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Warmer. Highs in the lower 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      86     63     92  /


$$

TXZ277-172100-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
148 AM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024

.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 80s. North winds around
10 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds 10 to
15 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds
around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 80. East winds 10 to
15 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms. Cooler. Highs in the upper 60s. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight.
Colder. Lows in the lower 40s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, warmer. Highs around 80.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      85     51     91  /


$$

TXZ270-271-172100-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
1248 AM MDT Wed Apr 17 2024

.TODAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Highs in the
lower 70s near the mountain peaks to the mid 80s below 5000 feet.
West winds 15 to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 53 to 60. West winds 15 to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s near the mountain peaks to
the upper 80s below 5000 feet. West winds 10 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 48 to 55. Southwest winds
10 to 20 mph shifting to the east 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Cooler. Highs in the lower 60s near the
mountain peaks to the mid 70s below 5000 feet. East winds 10 to
20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers after
midnight. Lows 50 to 57.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers in the morning, then a
chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 50s near the mountain peaks to the upper
60s below 5000 feet. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Colder. Lows 41 to 48.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s near the mountain
peaks to around 70 below 5000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 44 to 51.
.MONDAY...Sunny, warmer. Highs in the upper 60s near the mountain
peaks to the lower 80s below 5000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 52 to 59.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70 near the mountain peaks to the mid
80s below 5000 feet.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      81     56     87  /
Dog Canyon           74     53     77  /
McKittrick Canyon    83     62     88  /


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