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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1038 PM CDT Sat Apr 19 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.


TXZ279-280-282-200445-
Big Bend National Park-
1038 PM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025

.TODAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Highs in the
lower 70s in the mountains to around 100 along the Rio Grande.
Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear, cooler. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds 15 to
25 mph shifting to the northwest 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
.SUNDAY...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.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 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.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Scattered showers in the afternoon. Highs in the
mid 70s in the mountains to the upper 90s along the Rio Grande.
Chance of showers 50 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of
precipitation 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers in the afternoon.
Highs in the lower 70s in the mountains to the mid 90s along the Rio
Grande. Chance of showers 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms in the evening, then isolated showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers in the afternoon. Highs
in the mid 70s in the mountains to the mid 90s along the Rio Grande.
Chance of showers 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Isolated showers and thunderstorms
in the evening. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of precipitation
20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s in the mountains to the
mid 90s along the Rio Grande.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      92     55     81  /
Castolon             96     57     85  /
Chisos Basin         79     50     71  /
Persimmon Gap        95     54     82  /
Rio Grande Village  102     54     89  /


$$

NMZ027-028-200445-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
938 PM MDT Sat Apr 19 2025

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...Sunny, windy. Highs in the upper 60s. Northwest winds 20 to
30 mph shifting to the northeast in the afternoon. Gusts up to
45 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Windy. Lows in the mid 40s. West winds
25 to 35 mph with gusts to around 55 mph becoming northwest 10 to
20 mph after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds
around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Isolated showers in the afternoon. Highs
in the lower 80s. Chance of showers 20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers in the evening.
Lows around 60. Chance of showers 20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers in the morning, then
scattered showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance
of showers 30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      66     44     72  /


$$

TXZ277-200445-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
1038 PM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT...

.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph
with gusts to around 35 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder. Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest
winds 15 to 25 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest winds around
10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. West winds around
10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Scattered showers in the afternoon. Highs in the
lower 80s. Chance of showers 30 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Scattered showers in the afternoon. Highs in the
lower 80s. Chance of showers 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms in the evening, then scattered showers after midnight.
Lows in the mid 50s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Isolated showers in the morning, then
scattered showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance
of showers 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 50.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Isolated showers in the afternoon. Highs in
the lower 80s. Chance of showers 20 percent.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      81     41     74  /


$$

TXZ270-271-200445-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
938 PM MDT Sat Apr 19 2025

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...Sunny, windy. Highs in the mid 50s near the mountain peaks
to the lower 70s below 5000 feet. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph
increasing to 20 to 30 mph with gusts to around 50 mph in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Windy, colder. Lows 36 to 43. Northwest
winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts to around 60 mph becoming west 15 to
20 mph after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s near the mountain peaks to
the lower 70s below 5000 feet. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 45 to 51. West winds around
10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.MONDAY...Sunny, warmer. Highs in the upper 60s near the mountain
peaks to the lower 80s below 5000 feet. Light and variable winds
becoming southwest around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 51 to 57.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s near the mountain peaks to
the lower 80s below 5000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 49 to 56.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Isolated showers in the afternoon. Highs in the
upper 60s near the mountain peaks to the mid 80s below 5000 feet.
Chance of showers 20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers in the evening.
Lows 52 to 58. Chance of showers 20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Isolated showers in the afternoon. Highs
in the upper 60s near the mountain peaks to the lower 80s below
5000 feet. Chance of showers 20 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 48 to 55.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s near the mountain peaks
to around 80 below 5000 feet.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      65     42     68  /
Dog Canyon           61     36     62  /
McKittrick Canyon    66     44     70  /


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