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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
349 AM CDT Wed Mar 12 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 Thursday.


TXZ279-280-282-122100-
Big Bend National Park-
349 AM CDT Wed Mar 12 2025

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

.TODAY...Sunny, windy. Patchy blowing dust in the afternoon. Highs
in the mid 60s in the mountains to the mid 80s along the Rio Grande.
West winds 25 to 35 mph in the mountains...west 25 to 35 mph along
the Rio Grande.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. In the mountains,
west winds 20 to 30 mph decreasing to around 10 mph after midnight.
Along the Rio Grande, west winds 15 to 20 mph shifting to the
southwest around 10 mph after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s in the mountains to the
lower 90s 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, south winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Windy. Patchy blowing dust. Lows in
the upper 50s. Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, windy. Patchy blowing dust. Highs in the mid 60s in
the mountains to the mid 80s along the Rio Grande. West winds 25 to
35 mph with gusts to around 50 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Windy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, windy. Patchy blowing dust. Highs in the upper
50s in the mountains to the mid 70s along the Rio Grande.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Patchy blowing dust in the evening.
Lows in the mid 40s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s in the mountains to the mid
70s along the Rio Grande.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Warmer. Highs in the lower 70s in the
mountains to the upper 80s along the Rio Grande.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to the mid
90s along the Rio Grande.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      77     50     86  /
Castolon             83     49     93  /
Chisos Basin         68     48     78  /
Persimmon Gap        78     49     87  /
Rio Grande Village   88     44     96  /


$$

NMZ027-028-122100-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
249 AM MDT Wed Mar 12 2025

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING...

.TODAY...Sunny. Very windy. Areas of blowing dust through the day.
Highs in the mid 60s. West winds 30 to 45 mph with gusts to around
65 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Very windy. Patchy blowing dust in the
evening. Lows around 50. West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts to
around 55 mph decreasing to 15 to 25 mph after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Very windy. Areas of blowing dust in the
afternoon. Highs around 70. West winds 20 to 30 mph increasing to
southwest 30 to 40 mph with gusts to around 55 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Patchy blowing dust in the evening,
then blowing dust after midnight. A 30 percent chance of showers
after midnight. Strong winds. Lows in the lower 40s. Southwest winds
25 to 35 mph with gusts to around 55 mph becoming west and
increasing to 40 to 60 mph with gusts to around 80 mph after
midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Hurricane force winds. Cooler. Blowing dust. Highs
in the mid 50s. West winds 55 to 75 mph. Gusts up to 95 mph
increasing to 105 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Strong winds. Blowing dust in the
evening, then areas of blowing dust after midnight. Lows in the
upper 30s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy blowing dust through the day. A
20 percent chance of showers and snow showers in the afternoon.
Windy. Highs in the mid 50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Windy. Patchy blowing dust in the
evening. Lows in the upper 30s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Warmer. Highs in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Warmer. Lows in the mid 50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Windy. Patchy blowing dust in the morning,
then areas of blowing dust in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      67     50     72  /


$$

TXZ277-122100-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
349 AM CDT Wed Mar 12 2025

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...Sunny. Very windy. Patchy blowing dust in the morning, then
areas of blowing dust in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s. West
winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts to around 55 mph.
.TONIGHT...Increasing clouds. Windy. Patchy blowing dust in the
evening. Lows in the lower 40s. West winds 20 to 30 mph decreasing
to 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Windy. Patchy blowing dust after
midnight. Lows in the lower 40s. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph with
gusts to around 35 mph shifting to the west 20 to 30 mph with gusts
to around 50 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Very windy. Cooler. Areas of blowing dust. Highs in
the lower 60s. West winds 25 to 45 mph with gusts to around 60 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Windy. Patchy blowing dust. Lows in
the mid 30s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, windy. Patchy blowing dust. Highs in the upper
50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Patchy blowing dust in the evening.
Lows in the lower 30s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Warmer. Highs in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Not as cool. Lows in the upper 40s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Patchy blowing dust in the afternoon. Highs in the
lower 80s.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      66     41     77  /


$$

TXZ270-271-122100-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
249 AM MDT Wed Mar 12 2025

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING...

.TODAY...Sunny. Very windy. Blowing dust through the day. Highs in
the lower 50s near the mountain peaks to the mid 60s below
5000 feet. West winds 25 to 45 mph increasing to 35 to 45 mph in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 65 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Very windy. Areas of blowing dust in the
evening. Lows 41 to 46. West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts to around
55 mph decreasing to 15 to 25 mph after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Very windy. Areas of blowing dust in the
afternoon. Highs around 60 near the mountain peaks to the lower 70s
below 5000 feet. West winds 20 to 30 mph increasing to southwest
30 to 40 mph with gusts to around 60 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Areas of blowing dust in the
evening, then blowing dust after midnight. A 30 percent chance of
showers and snow showers after midnight. Strong winds. Colder. Lows
33 to 39. Southwest winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts to around 60 mph
becoming west and increasing to 45 to 65 mph with gusts to around
90 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Strong winds. Cooler. Blowing dust. Highs in the
mid 40s near the mountain peaks to the mid 50s below 5000 feet. West
winds 50 to 70 mph increasing to 60 to 70 mph in the afternoon.
Gusts up to 100 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Strong winds. Blowing dust. Lows
31 to 36.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Areas of blowing dust through the day. A
20 percent chance of showers and snow showers in the afternoon.
Windy. Highs in the mid 40s near the mountain peaks to the mid 50s
below 5000 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Windy. Patchy blowing dust in the
evening. Lows in the mid 30s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 50 near the mountain peaks to the
lower 60s below 5000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 40.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Warmer. Patchy blowing dust in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s near the mountain peaks to the
upper 70s below 5000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy blowing dust after midnight.
Lows around 50.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Very windy. Patchy blowing dust in the morning,
then areas of blowing dust in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s
near the mountain peaks to the mid 70s below 5000 feet.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      61     44     69  /
Dog Canyon           55     41     63  /
McKittrick Canyon    63     48     69  /


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