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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
249 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 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.


TXZ279-280-282-250900-
Big Bend National Park-
249 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds
10 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains
to around 100 along the Rio Grande. In the mountains, southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
Along the Rio Grande, southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Decreasing clouds. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
20 to 30 mph in the mountains...west 20 to 30 mph along the Rio
Grande.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, windy. Highs in the mid 70s in the mountains to the
mid 90s along the Rio Grande. West winds 10 to 20 mph increasing to
20 to 30 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast winds 20 to
25 mph becoming southwest 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, windy. Patchy blowing dust in the afternoon.
Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to the upper 90s along the
Rio Grande.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Windy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s in the mountains to the
lower 90s along the Rio Grande.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s in the mountains to the upper
90s along the Rio Grande.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to the upper 90s
along the Rio Grande. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with isolated showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of precipitation
20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s in the mountains to the upper
90s along the Rio Grande. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      70     94     64     89  /
Castolon             71    100     65     96  /
Chisos Basin         64     84     59     80  /
Persimmon Gap        67     95     62     91  /
Rio Grande Village   69    103     62    100  /


$$

NMZ027-028-250900-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
149 PM MDT Wed Apr 24 2024

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Lows in the
mid 60s. West winds 15 to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Strong
winds. Areas of blowing dust in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.
West winds 30 to 40 mph shifting to the southwest 30 to 50 mph in
the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Very windy. Blowing dust in the
evening. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts to
around 60 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Very windy. Patchy blowing dust in the morning,
then areas of blowing dust in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s.
West winds 30 to 40 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Very windy. Patchy blowing dust. Lows
in the upper 50s. Southwest winds 30 to 45 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Strong winds. Areas of blowing dust in the
morning, then blowing dust in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Very windy. Areas of blowing dust in
the evening, then patchy blowing dust after midnight. Lows in the
lower 50s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, windy. Highs in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms
in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of precipitation
20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of
precipitation 30 percent.

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      64     86     57     78  /


$$

TXZ277-250900-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
249 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.TONIGHT...Decreasing clouds. Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest winds
around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Windy. Highs in the mid 80s. West winds
10 to 15 mph increasing to southwest 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Windy. Patchy blowing dust in the
evening. Lows in the upper 40s. West winds 25 to 35 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Patchy blowing dust in the afternoon. Highs in the
upper 70s. West winds 10 to 20 mph shifting to the southwest 20 to
25 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Southwest winds 15 to
25 mph becoming west around 10 mph after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, windy. Patchy blowing dust in the afternoon.
Highs around 80.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Windy. Patchy blowing dust in the
evening. Lows in the upper 40s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of precipitation
20 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with isolated showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Chance of precipitation
20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of precipitation
40 percent.

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      55     86     48     79  /


$$

TXZ270-271-250900-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
149 PM MDT Wed Apr 24 2024

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
THURSDAY NIGHT...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Lows 54 to
61. West winds 15 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...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
50 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Strong winds. Cooler. Blowing dust
in the evening. Lows 45 to 52. West winds 35 to 50 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Very windy. Patchy blowing dust in the morning,
then areas of blowing dust in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s
near the mountain peaks to the upper 70s below 5000 feet. West winds
30 to 40 mph with gusts to around 55 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Very windy. Patchy blowing dust in the
evening. Areas of blowing dust after midnight. Lows 48 to 55. West
winds 25 to 45 mph with gusts to around 65 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Strong winds. Blowing dust. Highs in the
lower 60s near the mountain peaks to the mid 70s below 5000 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Very windy. Patchy blowing dust in
the evening. Lows 43 to 50.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, windy. Highs in the lower 60s near the mountain
peaks to the mid 70s below 5000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Windy. Lows 46 to 53.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s near the mountain peaks to
the lower 80s below 5000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 51 to 58.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s near the mountain
peaks to the upper 80s below 5000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms
in the evening. Lows 55 to 62. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 70 near the mountain
peaks to the mid 80s below 5000 feet. Chance of precipitation
30 percent.

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      59     81     51     73  /
Dog Canyon           54     74     46     66  /
McKittrick Canyon    63     82     54     74  /


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