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


TXZ279-280-282-090900-
Big Bend National Park-
238 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024

.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...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning,
then a slight 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. In the mountains, northeast winds
25 to 30 mph increasing to 30 to 40 mph in the afternoon. Along the
Rio Grande, northeast winds 20 to 30 mph. Gusts up to 45 mph in the
afternoon. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy after midnight.
Windy. Lows in the upper 60s. In the mountains, northeast winds
30 to 40 mph decreasing to 20 to 30 mph after midnight. Along the
Rio Grande, northeast winds 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph
after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s in the
mountains to the mid 90s along the Rio Grande.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Windy. 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 around
100 along the Rio Grande.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to
around 102 along the Rio Grande.

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                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      69     98     65     85  /                       20
Castolon             70    104     68     94  /                       20
Chisos Basin         63     87     61     77  /                       20
Persimmon Gap        68     99     66     83  /                       20
Rio Grande Village   65    108     63     95  /                10     30


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NMZ027-028-090900-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
138 PM MDT Wed May 8 2024

.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. Cooler. Highs in the lower 70s. East winds
15 to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Windy. Lows around 60. Southeast winds
20 to 30 mph.
.SATURDAY...Cloudy. Slight 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. Windy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      63     85     58     73  /                       10


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TXZ277-090900-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
238 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024

.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...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Not as warm. Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds around
15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy after midnight.
Lows in the mid 50s. East winds 15 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of
precipitation 60 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 30 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...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      54     88     51     76  /                       30


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TXZ270-271-090900-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
138 PM MDT Wed May 8 2024

.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...Mostly cloudy. Windy. Highs in the lower 60s near the
mountain peaks to the mid 70s below 5000 feet. East winds 20 to
30 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Windy. Lows 52 to 59. East winds 20 to
30 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning,
then a chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s near the mountain peaks to the
upper 70s below 5000 feet. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. 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, windy. Highs in the upper 60s near the mountain
peaks to the lower 80s below 5000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 52 to 59.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s near the mountain peaks to
the mid 80s below 5000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 55 to 62.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Windy. Highs in the mid 70s near the
mountain peaks to the upper 80s below 5000 feet.

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      58     80     54     71  /                       10
Dog Canyon           52     73     49     67  /
McKittrick Canyon    61     81     56     72  /                       10


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