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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
349 AM CDT Mon Apr 15 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 Tuesday.


TXZ279-280-282-152100-
Big Bend National Park-
349 AM CDT Mon Apr 15 2024

.TODAY...Partly cloudy. Patchy blowing dust in the afternoon. Highs
in the mid 80s in the mountains to around 106 along the Rio Grande.
In the mountains, southwest winds 15 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to
30 mph in the afternoon. Along the Rio Grande, southeast winds
around 10 mph increasing to southwest 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy blowing dust in the evening. Lows
in the lower 60s. Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph in the mountains...
northwest 25 to 35 mph along the Rio Grande.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Not as hot. Highs in the lower 70s in the
mountains to the mid 90s along the Rio Grande. West winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. In the
mountains, northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Along the Rio Grande, north
winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s in the mountains to
the mid 90s along the Rio Grande. In the mountains, north winds
around 10 mph shifting to the northwest in the afternoon. Along the
Rio Grande, light and variable winds becoming north around 10 mph in
the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to around
101 along the Rio Grande.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s in the
mountains to around 101 along the Rio Grande.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s in the
mountains to the mid 90s along the Rio Grande. Chance of
precipitation 30 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers. Not as
warm. Highs in the lower 60s in the mountains to the lower 80s along
the Rio Grande.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      99     61     88  /
Castolon            104     62     92  /
Chisos Basin         89     57     77  /         10
Persimmon Gap       100     59     89  /
Rio Grande Village  108     62     97  /         10


$$

NMZ027-028-152100-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
249 AM MDT Mon Apr 15 2024

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM MDT
TUESDAY...

.TODAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Strong winds.
Areas of blowing dust. Highs in the lower 80s. West winds 35 to
45 mph with gusts to around 60 mph shifting to the southwest 35 to
55 mph with gusts to around 75 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Strong winds. Cooler. Areas of blowing
dust. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds 35 to 55 mph with gusts to
around 75 mph decreasing to 35 to 45 mph with gusts to around 65 mph
after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Windy. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds
20 to 30 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Windy. Lows in the mid 50s. West
winds 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 10 to 20 mph after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. West winds around 10 mph
shifting to the southwest 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers. Highs
in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
after midnight. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs around 70.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      85     53     80  /


$$

TXZ277-152100-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
349 AM CDT Mon Apr 15 2024

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 2 AM CDT TUESDAY...

.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Windy. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds
15 to 25 mph increasing to 30 to 35 mph with gusts to around 50 mph
in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Windy, cooler. Lows in the mid 40s. West
winds 30 to 35 mph shifting to the northwest 20 to 30 mph after
midnight.
.TUESDAY...Increasing clouds. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds
10 to 20 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 50. West winds 10 to
15 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 80s. Northwest winds
around 10 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after
midnight. Lows in the lower 50s. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning,
then a chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of precipitation
30 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after
midnight. Lows in the mid 40s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs around 70.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      87     46     80  /


$$

TXZ270-271-152100-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
249 AM MDT Mon Apr 15 2024

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM MDT
TUESDAY...

.TODAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Strong winds.
Areas of blowing dust in the afternoon. Highs around 70 near the
mountain peaks to the mid 80s below 5000 feet. West winds 30 to
40 mph with gusts to around 60 mph increasing to 40 to 60 mph with
gusts to around 75 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Strong winds. Colder. Areas of blowing dust
in the evening. Lows 42 to 47. West winds 40 to 55 mph with gusts to
around 75 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Windy. Highs in the lower 60s near the
mountain peaks to the upper 70s below 5000 feet. West winds 20 to
30 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Windy. Lows 47 to 54. West winds
20 to 30 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s near the mountain peaks
to the mid 80s below 5000 feet. West winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to
the southwest 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 50 to 57.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s near the mountain peaks to
the upper 80s below 5000 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 52 to 59.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s near the mountain
peaks to the lower 80s below 5000 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 50 to 57.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s near the mountain
peaks to the upper 70s below 5000 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 44 to 51.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s near the mountain
peaks to the lower 70s below 5000 feet.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      81     47     75  /
Dog Canyon           73     42     67  /
McKittrick Canyon    81     49     76  /


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