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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1158 PM CDT Thu Mar 30 2023

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.


TXZ279-280-282-310900-
Big Bend National Park-
1158 PM CDT Thu Mar 30 2023

.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Lows in the
lower 60s. Southwest winds 30 to 40 mph in the mountains...southwest
30 to 40 mph along the Rio Grande. Gusts up to 40 mph in the
evening.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, windy. Patchy blowing dust. Highs in the lower 70s
in the mountains to the upper 80s along the Rio Grande. In the
mountains, west winds 30 to 40 mph becoming northwest 20 to 30 mph
in the afternoon. Along the Rio Grande, southwest winds 15 to 25 mph
shifting to the northwest in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. North winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s in the mountains to
the upper 80s along the Rio Grande. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to
the mid 90s along the Rio Grande.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 80s in the mountains to
the upper 90s along the Rio Grande.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Windy. Highs in the lower 80s in the
mountains to the mid 90s along the Rio Grande.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Cooler. Lows in the upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Not as warm. Highs in the lower 70s in
the mountains to the upper 80s along the Rio Grande.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs around 70 in the mountains to the
mid 80s along the Rio Grande.

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      62     81     52     82  /
Castolon             62     86     54     89  /
Chisos Basin         58     72     51     74  /
Persimmon Gap        60     81     51     81  /
Rio Grande Village   60     92     51     92  /


$$

NMZ027-028-310900-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
1058 PM MDT Thu Mar 30 2023

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...Clear. Strong winds. Lows in the mid 40s. West winds
40 to 50 mph increasing to 45 to 65 mph with gusts to around 80 mph
after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Strong winds. Cooler. Patchy blowing dust. Highs in
the upper 60s. West winds 45 to 65 mph with gusts to around 80 mph
decreasing to 25 to 35 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. West winds
15 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. North winds around 10 mph
shifting to the southeast in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. South winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, windy. Highs in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, windy. Highs in the lower 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Very windy. Highs in the lower 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Windy, colder. Lows around 40.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      48     68     44     74  /


$$

TXZ277-310900-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
1158 PM CDT Thu Mar 30 2023

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, windy. Patchy blowing dust through the day. Highs
in the upper 60s. West winds 20 to 30 mph. Gusts up to 45 mph in the
morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest
winds 15 to 20 mph decreasing to around 10 mph after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Northeast winds around
10 mph shifting to the southeast in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. South winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, windy. Highs in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, windy. Highs in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Windy, colder. Lows in the upper 30s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 70.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s.

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      44     69     38     77  /


$$

TXZ270-271-310900-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
1058 PM MDT Thu Mar 30 2023

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...Clear. Strong winds. Colder. Lows 36 to 43. West winds
35 to 45 mph increasing to 40 to 60 mph with gusts to around 75 mph
after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Strong winds. Cooler. Patchy blowing dust. Highs in
the lower 50s near the mountain peaks to the mid 60s below
5000 feet. West winds 40 to 60 mph with gusts to around 80 mph
decreasing to 35 to 45 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Windy. Lows 38 to 43. Northwest winds
20 to 30 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, warmer. Highs in the lower 60s near the mountain
peaks to the mid 70s below 5000 feet. East winds around 10 mph
shifting to the south in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 44 to 49. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Very windy. Highs in the mid 60s near the mountain
peaks to the upper 70s below 5000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 46 to 51.
.MONDAY...Sunny, windy. Highs in the upper 60s near the mountain
peaks to the lower 80s below 5000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Windy. Lows 47 to 52.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Very windy. Cooler. Highs in the upper 50s near
the mountain peaks to the lower 70s below 5000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Very windy. Colder. Lows 33 to 38.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s near the mountain peaks
to the mid 60s below 5000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 34 to 39.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s near the mountain
peaks to the upper 60s below 5000 feet.

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      43     63     41     73  /
Dog Canyon           37     55     38     66  /
McKittrick Canyon    45     65     44     73  /


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