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RECREATIONAL FORECASTS FOR WEST TEXAS/SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX  
302 AM CDT THU MAY 8 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 FRIDAY.  
 
TXZ279-280-282-082100-  
BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK-  
302 AM CDT THU MAY 8 2025  
   
TODAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY  
IN THE AFTERNOON. NOT AS WARM. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE.  
HIGHS IN THE MID 60S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE MID 80S ALONG THE RIO  
GRANDE. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION  
70 PERCENT.    
TONIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
SUNNY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE MID 80S  
ALONG THE RIO GRANDE. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS  
10 TO 15 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE  
MID 80S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.    
SUNDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO AROUND  
90 ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60.    
MONDAY  
SUNNY, WARMER. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO  
AROUND 100 ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S.    
TUESDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO  
AROUND 105 ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S.    
WEDNESDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO  
AROUND 106 ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.  
 
 
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION  
 
VISITORS CENTER 77 56 79 / 70 70 20  
CASTOLON 84 61 85 / 70 70 20  
CHISOS BASIN 69 52 69 / 70 70 20  
PERSIMMON GAP 76 57 79 / 80 70 10  
RIO GRANDE VILLAGE 86 57 89 / 70 70 20  
 
 
 
NMZ027-028-082100-  
CARLSBAD CAVERNS NATIONAL PARK-  
202 AM MDT THU MAY 8 2025  
   
TODAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHEAST  
WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.    
TONIGHT  
DECREASING CLOUDS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. EAST WINDS 10 TO  
15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRIDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS  
10 TO 20 MPH.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. EAST WINDS AROUND  
10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.    
SATURDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND  
10 MPH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.    
SUNDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60.    
MONDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S.    
TUESDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S.    
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.  
 
 
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION  
 
VISITORS CENTER 69 55 72 / 30 30 10  
 
 
 
TXZ277-082100-  
FORT DAVIS NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE-  
302 AM CDT THU MAY 8 2025  
   
TODAY  
SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING,  
THEN SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. COOLER.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 80 PERCENT.    
TONIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS  
10 TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.    
FRIDAY  
SUNNY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.   
FRIDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS  
10 TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.    
SATURDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO  
15 MPH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.    
SUNDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.    
MONDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60.    
TUESDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.    
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.  
 
 
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION  
 
VISITORS CENTER 63 45 71 / 80 50 20  
 
 
 
TXZ270-271-082100-  
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK-  
202 AM MDT THU MAY 8 2025  
   
TODAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO THE  
UPPER 60S BELOW 5000 FEET. EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.    
TONIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN CLEARING. LOWS 46 TO  
53. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 60 NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO  
THE MID 70S BELOW 5000 FEET. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 45 TO 52. EAST WINDS AROUND  
10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE EVENING.    
SATURDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO  
THE MID 70S BELOW 5000 FEET. EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 46 TO 53.    
SUNDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO  
THE LOWER 80S BELOW 5000 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 51 TO 58.    
MONDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN  
PEAKS TO THE UPPER 80S BELOW 5000 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 59 TO 66.    
TUESDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN  
PEAKS TO THE UPPER 80S BELOW 5000 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 58 TO 65.    
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN  
PEAKS TO THE MID 80S BELOW 5000 FEET.  
 
 
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION  
 
VISITORS CENTER 66 52 70 / 30 30 10  
DOG CANYON 60 45 64 / 40 40 10  
MCKITTRICK CANYON 67 54 71 / 30 30 10  
 
 
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