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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
346 AM 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.


TXZ279-280-282-192100-
Big Bend National Park-
346 AM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025

.TODAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Highs in the
mid 70s in the mountains to the upper 90s along the Rio Grande.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Cooler. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds 15 to 25 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s in the mountains to the upper
80s along the Rio Grande. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Light and variable
winds.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s in the mountains to the mid
90s along the Rio Grande. East winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. A 50 percent chance of showers in the afternoon.
Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to the upper 90s along the
Rio Grande.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of
precipitation 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s in the mountains to the mid 90s
along the Rio Grande.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after
midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning,
then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s in
the mountains to the mid 90s along the Rio Grande. Chance of showers
40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 60s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s in the mountains to the mid 90s
along the Rio Grande.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      91     55     82  /  20
Castolon             97     57     87  /  10
Chisos Basin         81     50     72  /  20
Persimmon Gap        93     54     85  /  10
Rio Grande Village  102     54     92  /  20     10


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NMZ027-028-192100-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
246 AM MDT Sat Apr 19 2025

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...Sunny, windy. Patchy blowing dust in the afternoon. Highs
in the mid 70s. West winds 10 to 15 mph increasing to southwest
25 to 35 mph with gusts to around 50 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Very windy. Colder. Patchy blowing dust in
the evening. Lows in the mid 40s. West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts
to around 55 mph becoming northwest 10 to 20 mph after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest winds around
10 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds
15 to 20 mph decreasing to around 10 mph after midnight.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers in the afternoon.
Highs in the lower 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the lower 60s.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning,
then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s.
Chance of showers 30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Windy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Windy. Highs in the upper 70s.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      75     45     73  /  10     10


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TXZ277-192100-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
346 AM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT CDT
TONIGHT...

.TODAY...Sunny, windy. Patchy blowing dust in the afternoon. Highs
in the upper 70s. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to
30 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Windy, colder. Patchy blowing dust in the
evening. Lows in the lower 40s. West winds 20 to 30 mph shifting to
the northwest 15 to 20 mph after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. North winds 10 to 15 mph
in the evening becoming light and variable.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. A 40 percent chance of showers in the afternoon.
Highs in the mid 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers in
the evening. Lows in the lower 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the
evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the mid
50s. Chance of showers 30 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Highs
in the lower 80s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 50.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers in the afternoon.
Highs in the lower 80s.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      80     42     75  /


$$

TXZ270-271-192100-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
246 AM MDT Sat Apr 19 2025

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...Sunny. Very windy. Patchy blowing dust in the afternoon.
Highs in the upper 50s near the mountain peaks to the lower 70s
below 5000 feet. West winds 15 to 20 mph increasing to southwest
30 to 40 mph with gusts to around 55 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Very windy. Colder. Areas of blowing dust
in the evening. Lows 35 to 42. West winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts to
around 60 mph becoming northwest 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 around 10 mph. Gusts up to
25 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 44 to 51. West winds 15 to 20 mph
shifting to the northeast 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s near the mountain peaks to
the lower 80s below 5000 feet. South winds 10 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 51 to 57.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers in the afternoon.
Highs in the upper 60s near the mountain peaks to the lower 80s
below 5000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 51 to 57.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Windy. Highs in the upper 60s near the mountain peaks to
the lower 80s below 5000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers. Windy. Lows 52 to 58.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers. Windy.
Highs in the upper 60s near the mountain peaks to the lower 80s
below 5000 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Windy. Lows 50 to 56.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, windy. Highs in the upper 60s near the mountain
peaks to the lower 80s below 5000 feet.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      71     42     69  /
Dog Canyon           64     36     62  /  10     10
McKittrick Canyon    71     44     70  /  10     10


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