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RECREATIONAL FORECASTS FOR WEST TEXAS/SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
436 AM CDT THU APR 16 2026
RECREATIONAL FORECAST TEXT REPRESENTS AN AVERAGE OF CONDITIONS
OVER THE ENTIRE PARK.
SPOT TEMPERATURES AND PROBABILITIES OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION ARE
FOR TODAY, TONIGHT, AND FRIDAY.
TXZ279-280-282-162100-
BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK-
436 AM CDT THU APR 16 2026
TODAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE UPPER
90S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING SOUTH
AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 80 IN THE MOUNTAINS TO AROUND
100 ALONG THE RIO GRANDE. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 61 TO 66. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS WARM. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S IN
THE MOUNTAINS TO THE MID 80S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE. NORTHEAST WINDS
15 TO 25 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS 51 TO 56.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING,
THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. COOLER. HIGHS AROUND
50 IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE LOWER 70S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS 50 PERCENT.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
40 PERCENT.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING,
THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE LOWER 80S ALONG THE
RIO GRANDE. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO
THE LOWER 90S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO
THE MID 90S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
VISITORS CENTER 91 65 93 /
CASTOLON 97 69 99 /
CHISOS BASIN 82 62 84 / 10 10
PERSIMMON GAP 92 66 94 /
RIO GRANDE VILLAGE 100 67 103 / 10 10
NMZ027-028-162100-
CARLSBAD CAVERNS NATIONAL PARK-
336 AM MDT THU APR 16 2026
TODAY
INCREASING CLOUDS. HIGHS AROUND 80. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS 10 TO
20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. VERY WINDY. HIGHS AROUND 80. WEST WINDS 30 TO
40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. VERY WINDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE UPPER
40S. WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. VERY WINDY. COOLER. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH
WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST
20 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING,
THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE UPPER
40S. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 30 PERCENT.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON. WARMER. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.
WEDNESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
VISITORS CENTER 82 61 82 /
TXZ277-162100-
FORT DAVIS NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE-
436 AM CDT THU APR 16 2026
TODAY
INCREASING CLOUDS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
TONIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO
25 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. WINDY, COOLER. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING,
THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS 50 PERCENT.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WARMER.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 80.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
WEDNESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
VISITORS CENTER 83 52 83 /
TXZ270-271-162100-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK-
336 AM MDT THU APR 16 2026
TODAY
INCREASING CLOUDS. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN
PEAKS TO AROUND 80 BELOW 5000 FEET. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 51 TO 58. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. VERY WINDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN
PEAKS TO AROUND 80 BELOW 5000 FEET. WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. VERY WINDY. COLDER. LOWS 42 TO 49.
WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. VERY WINDY. COOLER. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S NEAR THE
MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO THE UPPER 60S BELOW 5000 FEET. NORTHEAST WINDS
25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH DECREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 40 TO 46.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO THE
LOWER 60S BELOW 5000 FEET.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. LOWS 41 TO 47. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON. NOT AS COOL. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN
PEAKS TO THE LOWER 70S BELOW 5000 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 48 TO 54.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO
THE LOWER 80S BELOW 5000 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 52 TO 58.
WEDNESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS
TO THE LOWER 80S BELOW 5000 FEET.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
VISITORS CENTER 78 56 77 /
DOG CANYON 68 52 67 /
MCKITTRICK CANYON 79 61 78 /
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