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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
242 PM CDT Tue May 13 2025

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

Spot temperatures and probabilities of measurable precipitation are
for tonight, Wednesday, Wednesday night, and Thursday.


TXZ279-280-282-140900-
Big Bend National Park-
242 PM CDT Tue May 13 2025

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Lows in the
mid 70s. North winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 80s in the mountains to
around 108 along the Rio Grande. West winds 10 to 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Decreasing clouds. Lows in the lower 70s. West
winds 10 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Increasing clouds. Highs in the upper 70s in the
mountains to around 101 along the Rio Grande. West winds around
10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southwest
winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs around 80 in the mountains to around
102 along the Rio Grande.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains
to around 103 along the Rio Grande.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s in the mountains to
around 106 along the Rio Grande.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s in the mountains to around
106 along the Rio Grande.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to around
101 along the Rio Grande.

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      75    102     71     95  /
Castolon             77    108     75    101  /
Chisos Basin         69     91     67     85  /
Persimmon Gap        74    103     72     96  /
Rio Grande Village   72    111     70    105  /


$$

NMZ027-028-140900-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
142 PM MDT Tue May 13 2025

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Very windy. Patchy blowing dust. Lows in
the upper 60s. West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts to around 55 mph
decreasing to 25 to 30 mph with gusts to around 45 mph after
midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Very windy. Patchy blowing dust in the
morning, then areas of blowing dust in the afternoon. Highs in the
mid 80s. West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts to around 55 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Very windy. Patchy blowing dust
through the night. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds 30 to 40 mph
with gusts to around 55 mph decreasing to 15 to 25 mph with gusts to
around 45 mph after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Highs in the
lower 80s. West winds 10 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph in the
afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds
10 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph in the evening.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      70     88     68     85  /


$$

TXZ277-140900-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
242 PM CDT Tue May 13 2025

.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds 10 to
20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. West winds 10 to 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds
10 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 80s. West winds 10 to
15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest
winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      64     92     63     85  /


$$

TXZ270-271-140900-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
142 PM MDT Tue May 13 2025

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Very windy. Areas of blowing dust in the
evening, then patchy blowing dust after midnight. Lows 58 to 67.
West winds 30 to 45 mph with gusts to around 60 mph decreasing to
25 to 35 mph with gusts to around 50 mph after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Very windy. Areas of blowing dust. Highs
in the lower 70s near the mountain peaks to the mid 80s below
5000 feet. West winds 30 to 45 mph with gusts to around 60 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Very windy. Areas of blowing dust
in the evening, then patchy blowing dust after midnight. Lows 57 to
65. West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts to around 60 mph decreasing
to 20 to 30 mph with gusts to around 45 mph after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Highs in the
upper 60s near the mountain peaks to the lower 80s below 5000 feet.
West winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 35 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 53 to 60. West winds 10 to
15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the evening.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s near the mountain
peaks to the mid 80s below 5000 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 55 to 62.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s near the mountain
peaks to the mid 80s below 5000 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 54 to 60.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s near the mountain peaks to
the mid 80s below 5000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 52 to 59.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s near the mountain peaks to
the lower 80s below 5000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 49 to 56.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s near the mountain peaks to
the lower 80s below 5000 feet.

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      65     83     64     81  /
Dog Canyon           59     76     57     73  /
McKittrick Canyon    68     84     66     81  /


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