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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
248 PM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025

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

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


TXZ279-280-282-040900-
Big Bend National Park-
248 PM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025

.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers in the
evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s.
West winds 10 to 20 mph shifting to the north around 10 mph after
midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s in the mountains to the
upper 80s along the Rio Grande. Northeast winds around 10 mph
shifting to the southeast in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy with a
chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the lower 50s. North winds
10 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Cooler. Highs in the mid 50s in the mountains to the lower 70s along
the Rio Grande. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Colder. Lows in the upper 30s.
North winds 15 to 25 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 40s in the mountains to
the mid 60s along the Rio Grande.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, warmer. Highs in the upper 50s in the mountains to
the upper 70s along the Rio Grande.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s in the mountains to the
upper 80s along the Rio Grande.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s in the mountains to the mid
90s along the Rio Grande.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s in the mountains to the mid
90s along the Rio Grande.

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      56     79     52     66  /  20            40     40
Castolon             60     87     56     73  /  10            30     40
Chisos Basin         54     72     48     58  /  10            40     40
Persimmon Gap        56     78     52     65  /  20            50     50
Rio Grande Village   55     89     51     77  /  20            40     40


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NMZ027-028-040900-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
148 PM MDT Thu Apr 3 2025

.TONIGHT...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 40s. West winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Cloudy. Showers likely in the morning, then showers likely
and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Cooler. Highs
in the lower 50s. South winds around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation
70 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Colder. Storm total snow accumulation up to 1 inch. Lows in the
upper 30s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Showers, snow showers and slight chance of thunderstorms
in the morning, then showers and snow showers likely in the
afternoon. Windy. Light snow accumulations. Highs in the lower 40s.
North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to around 45 mph. Chance of
precipitation 90 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers
and snow showers in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight.
Lows in the lower 30s. North winds 10 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph
in the evening.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Not as cool. Highs in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      49     52     38     42  /  60     70     70     90


$$

TXZ277-040900-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
248 PM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025

.TONIGHT...Cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the evening, then a
chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 40s. North winds
around 10 mph. Chance of showers 20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning,
then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Cooler. Highs in the
lower 60s. Northeast winds around 10 mph shifting to the south in
the afternoon. Chance of showers 30 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after
midnight. Lows in the upper 30s. North winds around 10 mph in the
evening becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation
60 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely in the morning, then
showers and snow showers likely in the afternoon. Cooler. Highs in
the lower 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation
70 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
snow showers in the evening. Colder. Lows in the mid 20s. North
winds 10 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Not as cool. Highs in the upper 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 40.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      44     63     36     51  /  20     30     60     70


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TXZ270-271-040900-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
148 PM MDT Thu Apr 3 2025

.TONIGHT...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Lows 39 to
46. West winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and slight chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then showers, snow showers likely and
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Little or no snow
accumulation. Highs in the lower 40s near the mountain peaks to the
mid 50s below 5000 feet. Southwest winds around 10 mph. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers
and snow showers. Colder. Storm total snow accumulation up to
3 inches. Lows 32 to 39. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Snow showers, showers and slight chance of thunderstorms
in the morning, then snow showers and showers likely in the
afternoon. Windy. Moderate snow accumulations. Highs in the mid 30s
near the mountain peaks to the mid 40s below 5000 feet. North winds
20 to 30 mph with gusts to around 45 mph. Chance of precipitation
80 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow
showers and showers in the evening, then partly cloudy after
midnight. Colder. Lows 25 to 30. North winds 15 to 25 mph. Gusts up
to 40 mph in the evening.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s near the mountain peaks
to the mid 50s below 5000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 34 to 39.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Not as cool. Highs in the mid 50s near the mountain
peaks to the upper 60s below 5000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 42 to 47.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s near the mountain peaks to
the mid 70s below 5000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 47 to 52.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s near the mountain peaks
to the lower 80s below 5000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 50 to 55.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70 near the mountain peaks to the
lower 80s below 5000 feet.

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      45     51     38     42  /  50     70     70     80
Dog Canyon           39     46     33     37  /  50     70     70     80
McKittrick Canyon    46     51     39     42  /  50     70     70     80


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