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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
156 AM CDT Sun Apr 20 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 Monday.


TXZ279-280-282-202100-
Big Bend National Park-
156 AM CDT Sun Apr 20 2025

.TODAY...Sunny. Not as warm. Highs in the mid 60s in the mountains
to the mid 80s along the Rio Grande. West winds around 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Light and variable
winds becoming northeast around 10 mph after midnight.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s in the mountains to the mid
90s along the Rio Grande. Light and variable winds becoming east
around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. A 50 percent chance of showers in the afternoon.
Highs in the mid 70s in the mountains to the mid 90s along the Rio
Grande. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers in
the evening. Lows in the lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s in the mountains to the mid 90s
along the Rio Grande.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s.
Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A 50 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s in the mountains to the upper 90s
along the Rio Grande.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 60s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s in the
mountains to the mid 90s along the Rio Grande.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after
midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
.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 50 percent.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      80     53     89  /
Castolon             85     55     95  /
Chisos Basin         71     51     79  /
Persimmon Gap        82     53     89  /
Rio Grande Village   89     49     98  /


$$

NMZ027-028-202100-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
1256 AM MDT Sun Apr 20 2025

.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds 10 to 20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds 15 to
20 mph shifting to the south around 10 mph after midnight.
.MONDAY...Sunny, warmer. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. South winds
around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers in
the evening. Lows around 60.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the
evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the upper
50s. Chance of showers 30 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers in the morning, then a
chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      73     52     83  /


$$

TXZ277-202100-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
156 AM CDT Sun Apr 20 2025

.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. North winds around
10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.MONDAY...Sunny, warmer. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. South winds
around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. A 30 percent chance of showers in the afternoon.
Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. A 30 percent chance of showers in the afternoon.
Highs in the mid 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a 20 percent chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 50s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Slight chance of showers in the morning, then a
chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance
of showers 30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers in the afternoon.
Highs in the lower 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after
midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers in the morning, then a
chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of precipitation
50 percent.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      74     43     84  /


$$

TXZ270-271-202100-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
1256 AM MDT Sun Apr 20 2025

.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s near the mountain peaks to
around 70 below 5000 feet. West winds 15 to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 44 to 51. West winds 15 to 20 mph
shifting to the northeast around 10 mph after midnight.
.MONDAY...Sunny, warmer. Highs in the upper 60s near the mountain
peaks to the lower 80s below 5000 feet. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph
shifting to the southwest 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 51 to 57. Southeast winds around
10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s near the mountain peaks to
the lower 80s below 5000 feet. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 50 to 56.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70 near the mountain peaks to the
mid 80s below 5000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 50 to 57.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers in the afternoon.
Highs in the upper 60s near the mountain peaks to the lower 80s
below 5000 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 49 to 56.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s near the mountain peaks to the upper
70s below 5000 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the
evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Lows 51 to 58.
Chance of showers 30 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers in the morning, then a
chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s near the mountain peaks to the upper
70s below 5000 feet. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      68     49     78  /
Dog Canyon           62     44     72  /
McKittrick Canyon    70     53     80  /


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