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RECREATIONAL FORECASTS FOR WEST TEXAS/SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
437 PM CDT THU APR 30 2026
RECREATIONAL FORECAST TEXT REPRESENTS AN AVERAGE OF CONDITIONS
OVER THE ENTIRE PARK.
SPOT TEMPERATURES AND PROBABILITIES OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION ARE
FOR TONIGHT, FRIDAY, FRIDAY NIGHT, AND SATURDAY.
TXZ279-280-282-010900-
BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK-
437 PM CDT THU APR 30 2026
TONIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
EVENING, THEN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE IN THE EVENING. LOWS
60 TO 65. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
70 PERCENT.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE MORNING, THEN SUNNY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE AFTERNOON. NOT AS WARM. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO
THE MID 80S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE
OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.
FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE EVENING,
THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDY, COOLER. LOWS 49 TO 54.
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS 20 PERCENT.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING. HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE MID 70S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. IN THE
MOUNTAINS, NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. ALONG THE RIO GRANDE,
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AND
VARIABLE.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO
THE MID 80S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S IN THE
MOUNTAINS TO THE UPPER 90S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 80 IN THE MOUNTAINS TO AROUND
100 ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO
THE MID 90S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S IN THE
MOUNTAINS TO THE LOWER 90S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
VISITORS CENTER 60 76 50 68 / 70 60 10
CASTOLON 67 84 56 76 / 70 60 10
CHISOS BASIN 55 69 45 61 / 70 60 10
PERSIMMON GAP 63 74 52 67 / 80 70 20
RIO GRANDE VILLAGE 64 85 53 78 / 70 60 20
NMZ027-028-010900-
CARLSBAD CAVERNS NATIONAL PARK-
337 PM MDT THU APR 30 2026
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...
TONIGHT
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
EVENING, THEN SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 90 PERCENT.
FRIDAY
CLOUDY WITH NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
COOLER. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 35 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. LOWS
IN THE MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN
THE EVENING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 20 PERCENT.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 60. EAST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 70.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WINDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. WINDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.
WEDNESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
VISITORS CENTER 53 56 46 62 / 90 90 60 10
TXZ277-010900-
FORT DAVIS NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE-
437 PM CDT THU APR 30 2026
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...
TONIGHT
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN
SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
90 PERCENT.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS. COOLER. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE IN THE
MORNING. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
COLDER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE
OF SHOWERS 30 PERCENT.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING. HIGHS IN THE
MID 60S. EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. EAST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
VISITORS CENTER 48 64 39 64 / 90 90 60 10
TXZ270-271-010900-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK-
337 PM MDT THU APR 30 2026
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...
TONIGHT
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
EVENING, THEN SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
COLDER. LOWS 43 TO 50. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 90 PERCENT.
FRIDAY
CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE MORNING, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON. COOLER. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO
THE UPPER 50S BELOW 5000 FEET. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING
TO THE NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. LOWS
37 TO 44. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS 20 PERCENT.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN
PEAKS TO THE LOWER 60S BELOW 5000 FEET. EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 43 TO 49. EAST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN
PEAKS TO THE LOWER 70S BELOW 5000 FEET.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 51 TO 57.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN
PEAKS TO THE UPPER 70S BELOW 5000 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WINDY. LOWS 53 TO 60.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. VERY WINDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S NEAR
THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO THE UPPER 70S BELOW 5000 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. WINDY. LOWS 49 TO 56.
WEDNESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS
TO THE MID 70S BELOW 5000 FEET.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 47 TO 53.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
HIGHS AROUND 60 NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO THE MID 70S BELOW
5000 FEET.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
VISITORS CENTER 50 55 43 59 / 90 90 40
DOG CANYON 43 46 37 51 / 90 90 40 10
MCKITTRICK CANYON 51 56 44 60 / 90 90 50 10
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