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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
344 AM CDT Thu May 22 2025

Recreational forecast text represents an average of conditions
over the entire park.

Spot temperatures and probabilities of measurable precipitation are
for today, tonight, and Friday.


TXZ279-280-282-222100-
Big Bend National Park-
344 AM CDT Thu May 22 2025

.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s in the mountains to around
105 along the Rio Grande. In the mountains, south winds around
10 mph. Along the Rio Grande, light and variable winds becoming east
around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. East winds around
10 mph shifting to the south after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s in the mountains to around
106 along the Rio Grande. Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers in the afternoon.
Highs in the mid 80s in the mountains to around 107 along the Rio
Grande. South winds around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers in the afternoon.
Highs in the mid 80s in the mountains to around 106 along the Rio
Grande.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 70s.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to around
103 along the Rio Grande.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to the upper 90s
along the Rio Grande.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then a chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of
precipitation 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...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 70s in the mountains to the mid 90s
along the Rio Grande. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center     100     73    100  /  10     10     20
Castolon            105     78    106  /  10     10     20
Chisos Basin         89     66     90  /  10     10     20
Persimmon Gap       101     73    102  /  10     10     20
Rio Grande Village  108     72    109  /  10     10     20


$$

NMZ027-028-222100-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
244 AM MDT Thu May 22 2025

.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Southwest winds around
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest winds
around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. Southwest winds 15 to
25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Southwest winds
15 to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Windy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Windy. Highs around 90.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Windy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Windy. Highs in the lower 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Windy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Windy. Highs in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
after midnight. Windy. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of
precipitation 30 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning,
then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Windy. Highs in the mid
70s. Chance of showers 40 percent.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      95     67     96  /                10


$$

TXZ277-222100-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
344 AM CDT Thu May 22 2025

.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Southwest winds around
10 mph shifting to the southeast in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast winds
around 10 mph shifting to the southwest after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph shifting to the southwest after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Sunny. A 30 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning,
then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s.
Chance of showers 50 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of precipitation
40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning,
then showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of precipitation
60 percent.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      93     62     94  /  10     10     30


$$

TXZ270-271-222100-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
244 AM MDT Thu May 22 2025

.TODAY...Sunny. Highs around 80 near the mountain peaks to the mid
90s below 5000 feet. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 61 to 68. Southwest winds around
10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s near the mountain peaks to
the upper 90s below 5000 feet. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 61 to 68. West winds 15 to
25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Windy. Highs in the upper 70s near the
mountain peaks to the mid 90s below 5000 feet. Southwest winds 20 to
30 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Windy. Lows 58 to 65.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Windy. Highs in the upper 70s near the
mountain peaks to the lower 90s below 5000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Windy. Lows 55 to 62.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Windy. Highs in the lower 70s near the mountain peaks to
the mid 80s below 5000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Windy. Lows 53 to 60.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Windy. Highs in the mid 60s near the mountain peaks to
the lower 80s below 5000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Windy. Lows 54 to 61.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning,
then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Windy. Highs in the mid
60s near the mountain peaks to around 80 below 5000 feet. Chance of
showers 50 percent.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      92     67     93  /         10     10
Dog Canyon           85     62     86  /                10
McKittrick Canyon    93     69     95  /                10


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