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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
230 PM CDT Sat Apr 26 2025

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

Spot temperatures and probabilities of measurable precipitation are
for tonight, Sunday, Sunday night, and Monday.


TXZ279-280-282-270900-
Big Bend National Park-
230 PM CDT Sat Apr 26 2025

.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to around
103 along the Rio Grande. Light and variable winds becoming
southeast 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation
40 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms in the evening, then isolated showers after midnight.
Lows around 70. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of
precipitation 40 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to around
102 along the Rio Grande. South winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to around
100 along the Rio Grande.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s in the mountains to the mid
90s along the Rio Grande.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s in the mountains to the
upper 90s along the Rio Grande.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A 40 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s in the mountains to the mid 90s
along the Rio Grande.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 40 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      67     97     70     97  /         30     30     30
Castolon             70    103     73    103  /  10     30     30     20
Chisos Basin         63     87     64     87  /         30     40     30
Persimmon Gap        66     98     69     98  /         30     30     20
Rio Grande Village   66    106     68    105  /         40     40     30


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NMZ027-028-270900-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
130 PM MDT Sat Apr 26 2025

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Very windy. Highs around 90. Southwest winds 15 to
25 mph increasing to 35 to 45 mph with gusts to around 60 mph in the
afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Very windy. Lows in the lower 60s.
Southwest winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts to around 65 mph becoming
west 15 to 25 mph after midnight.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Windy. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds
20 to 30 mph with gusts to around 45 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Decreasing clouds. Windy. Lows around 60. West winds
20 to 30 mph with gusts to around 45 mph decreasing to 10 to 20 mph
after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Windy. Highs in the lower 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Windy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, windy. Highs in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers.
Lows around 60.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning,
then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s.
Chance of showers 40 percent.

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      61     90     62     87  /


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TXZ277-270900-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
230 PM CDT Sat Apr 26 2025

.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest winds around
10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.SUNDAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with isolated
showers in the afternoon. Highs around 90. Southwest winds 10 to
20 mph. Chance of showers 20 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then partly cloudy
with isolated showers after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s.
Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 80s. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph increasing to around 20 mph in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Decreasing clouds. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds
10 to 20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s.

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      55     90     57     90  /         10     10     10


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TXZ270-271-270900-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
130 PM MDT Sat Apr 26 2025

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 54 to 61. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Strong winds. Highs in the mid 70s near the
mountain peaks to around 90 below 5000 feet. Southwest winds 20 to
30 mph with gusts to around 45 mph increasing to 30 to 50 mph with
gusts to around 70 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Strong
winds. Lows 52 to 59. Southwest winds 40 to 50 mph with gusts to
around 70 mph becoming west 20 to 30 mph after midnight.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Windy. Highs in the lower 70s near the
mountain peaks to the mid 80s below 5000 feet. Southwest winds 25 to
35 mph. Gusts up to 50 mph in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Decreasing clouds. Windy. Lows 51 to 58. West winds
25 to 35 mph decreasing to 15 to 25 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Windy. Highs in the upper 60s near the
mountain peaks to the lower 80s below 5000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Windy. Lows 48 to 55.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, windy. Highs in the mid 60s near the mountain
peaks to the upper 70s below 5000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 50 to 57.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s near the mountain peaks to
the lower 80s below 5000 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 51 to 58.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s near the mountain peaks to the
lower 80s below 5000 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers.
Lows 51 to 58.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning,
then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s near
the mountain peaks to around 80 below 5000 feet. Chance of showers
40 percent.

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      59     87     58     83  /
Dog Canyon           54     80     53     76  /
McKittrick Canyon    62     88     62     83  /


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