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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
326 AM CDT Sat May 17 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 Sunday.


TXZ279-280-282-172100-
Big Bend National Park-
326 AM CDT Sat May 17 2025

.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to
around 103 along the Rio Grande. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph
shifting to the southwest in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s in the mountains to
around 107 along the Rio Grande. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to around
104 along the Rio Grande. West winds 10 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to the
upper 90s along the Rio Grande.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains
to around 100 along the Rio Grande.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A 40 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to around
100 along the Rio Grande.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs around 80 in the mountains to around 101 along
the Rio Grande.

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               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      97     73    100  /  10     10
Castolon            103     75    105  /  10     10
Chisos Basin         87     66     89  /  10     10
Persimmon Gap        99     72    100  /  10     10
Rio Grande Village  107     72    110  /  10     10


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NMZ027-028-172100-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
226 AM MDT Sat May 17 2025

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

.TODAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Windy. Patchy
blowing dust in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. West winds
20 to 25 mph shifting to the southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts to
around 50 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Increasing clouds. Windy. Lows in the lower 60s. West
winds 25 to 35 mph. Gusts up to 50 mph in the evening.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Very windy. Patchy blowing dust in the morning.
Areas of blowing dust in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.
Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts to around 50 mph increasing
to 25 to 45 mph with gusts to around 60 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Very windy. Blowing dust in the
evening. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts
to around 60 mph decreasing to 10 to 20 mph after midnight.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. West winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts
to around 35 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph with gusts to around
45 mph in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      88     64     86  /


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TXZ277-172100-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
326 AM CDT Sat May 17 2025

.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs around 90. Southwest winds 10 to
20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds
10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. West winds 15 to 20 mph with
gusts to around 35 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A 30 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      90     59     91  /  10


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TXZ270-271-172100-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
226 AM MDT Sat May 17 2025

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

.TODAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Very windy.
Patchy blowing dust in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s near
the mountain peaks to the upper 80s below 5000 feet. West winds
15 to 25 mph increasing to southwest 30 to 40 mph with gusts to
around 55 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Very windy. Patchy blowing dust in the
evening. Lows 54 to 61. West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts to around
55 mph decreasing to 20 to 30 mph after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Very windy. Areas of blowing dust. Highs in the
lower 70s near the mountain peaks to the mid 80s below 5000 feet.
Southwest winds 25 to 45 mph with gusts to around 65 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Very windy. Blowing dust in the
evening. Lows 53 to 60. West winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts to around
65 mph decreasing to 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 35 mph after
midnight.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s near the mountain peaks to
the lower 80s below 5000 feet. West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to
around 45 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 48 to 55.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s near the mountain peaks to
the lower 80s below 5000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 52 to 59.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s near the mountain
peaks to the upper 80s below 5000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 55 to 62.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s near the mountain peaks to
around 90 below 5000 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 58 to 65.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s near the mountain peaks to
the mid 90s below 5000 feet.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      84     60     83  /
Dog Canyon           77     55     75  /
McKittrick Canyon    85     64     83  /


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