834  
SXUS44 KMAF 200349  
RECMAF  
 
RECREATIONAL FORECASTS FOR WEST TEXAS/SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX  
1049 PM CDT FRI APR 19 2024  
 
RECREATIONAL FORECAST TEXT REPRESENTS AN AVERAGE OF CONDITIONS  
OVER THE ENTIRE PARK.  
 
SPOT TEMPERATURES AND PROBABILITIES OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION ARE  
FOR TONIGHT, SATURDAY, SATURDAY NIGHT, AND SUNDAY.  
 
TXZ279-280-282-200900-  
BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK-  
1049 PM CDT FRI APR 19 2024  
   
TONIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
EVENING, THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
LOWS IN THE MID 60S. IN THE MOUNTAINS, EAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH.  
ALONG THE RIO GRANDE, NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
EAST 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION  
50 PERCENT.    
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.  
WINDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE UPPER 80S  
ALONG THE RIO GRANDE. IN THE MOUNTAINS, SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH  
SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. ALONG THE RIO  
GRANDE, NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO NORTH 20 TO  
30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. WINDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO  
30 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.    
SUNDAY
 
DECREASING CLOUDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS. WINDY, COOLER. HIGHS  
IN THE MID 50S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE UPPER 70S ALONG THE RIO  
GRANDE. NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 20 PERCENT.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY  
WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE MID  
50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
MONDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING,  
THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WARMER. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE UPPER 80S  
ALONG THE RIO GRANDE. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.    
TUESDAY
 
SUNNY, WARMER. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO  
THE UPPER 90S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 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 MID 60S.    
THURSDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 80 IN THE MOUNTAINS TO  
AROUND 101 ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S.    
FRIDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO  
AROUND 100 ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.  
 

 
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION  
 
VISITORS CENTER 62 80 56 69 / 40 50 30 20  
CASTOLON 67 90 61 77 / 30 40 30 30  
CHISOS BASIN 60 73 52 61 / 40 50 30 20  
PERSIMMON GAP 63 78 56 69 / 30 60 20 10  
RIO GRANDE VILLAGE 63 89 56 79 / 50 60 40 20  
 

 
 
NMZ027-028-200900-  
CARLSBAD CAVERNS NATIONAL PARK-  
949 PM MDT FRI APR 19 2024  
   
TONIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH  
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE LOWER  
50S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.    
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. EAST WINDS  
10 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN  
THE UPPER 40S. EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
20 PERCENT.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. EAST WINDS 10 TO  
20 MPH.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
INCREASING CLOUDS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHEAST  
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. WARMER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.    
TUESDAY
 
SUNNY, WARMER. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60.    
WEDNESDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.    
THURSDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WINDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.    
FRIDAY
 
SUNNY, WINDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.  
 

 
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION  
 
VISITORS CENTER 55 57 50 59 / 10 50 20 20  
 

 
 
TXZ277-200900-  
FORT DAVIS NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE-  
1049 PM CDT FRI APR 19 2024  
   
TONIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING  
TO THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.    
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION  
50 PERCENT.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.  
LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.    
SUNDAY
 
DECREASING CLOUDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER  
60S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 20 PERCENT.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. EAST WINDS  
10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MONDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50.    
TUESDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.    
WEDNESDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.    
THURSDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.    
FRIDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.  
 

 
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION  
 
VISITORS CENTER 51 71 42 63 / 20 50 20 20  
 

 
 
TXZ270-271-200900-  
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK-  
949 PM MDT FRI APR 19 2024  
   
TONIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 47 TO 53. SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO  
25 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.  
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO THE UPPER 60S BELOW  
5000 FEET. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 15 TO  
25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 41 TO 48. EAST WINDS 15 TO  
25 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN  
PEAKS TO THE LOWER 60S BELOW 5000 FEET. EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
INCREASING CLOUDS. LOWS 40 TO 47. EAST WINDS 10 TO  
15 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S NEAR THE  
MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO AROUND 80 BELOW 5000 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 51 TO 58.    
TUESDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO  
THE UPPER 80S BELOW 5000 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 52 TO 59.    
WEDNESDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70 NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS  
TO THE MID 80S BELOW 5000 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 54 TO 61.    
THURSDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. WINDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S NEAR THE  
MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO THE MID 80S BELOW 5000 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. WINDY. LOWS 51 TO 58.    
FRIDAY
 
SUNNY, WINDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN  
PEAKS TO THE LOWER 80S BELOW 5000 FEET.  
 

 
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION  
 
VISITORS CENTER 51 61 46 58 / 10 30 10 10  
DOG CANYON 48 59 41 54 / 10 30 10 10  
MCKITTRICK CANYON 53 60 48 59 / 10 30 10 10  
 

 
 
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