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RECREATIONAL FORECASTS FOR WEST TEXAS/SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1212 AM CDT FRI APR 17 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 SATURDAY.
TXZ279-280-282-172100-
BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK-
1212 AM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
REST OF TODAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S IN THE
MOUNTAINS TO AROUND 100 ALONG THE RIO GRANDE. EAST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST.
TONIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 60 TO 65. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS WARM. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S IN
THE MOUNTAINS TO THE LOWER 80S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE. NORTHEAST WINDS
10 TO 20 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
INCREASING CLOUDS. COOLER. LOWS 51 TO 56.
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS...NORTHEAST 20 TO
30 MPH ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING,
THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. COOLER. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE LOWER 70S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS...NORTHEAST 15 TO
25 MPH ALONG THE RIO GRANDE. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN THE MORNING.
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
30 PERCENT.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 60S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE LOWER 80S ALONG THE RIO
GRANDE.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S IN THE
MOUNTAINS TO AROUND 90 ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY 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
PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S IN THE MOUNTAINS
TO THE UPPER 90S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
VISITORS CENTER 92 62 76 / 10 10
CASTOLON 97 69 83 /
CHISOS BASIN 83 58 68 / 10 10
PERSIMMON GAP 93 62 75 / 10 10
RIO GRANDE VILLAGE 101 62 85 / 10 10
NMZ027-028-172100-
CARLSBAD CAVERNS NATIONAL PARK-
1112 PM MDT THU APR 16 2026
..HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM MDT FRIDAY
REST OF TODAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. VERY WINDY. PATCHY BLOWING DUST.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO
WEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH.
TONIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. VERY WINDY. COOLER. PATCHY BLOWING DUST IN
THE EVENING. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH SHIFTING
TO THE NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.
SATURDAY
SUNNY, WINDY, COOLER. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH
WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. EAST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON. HIGHS AROUND 70.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 80.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.
WEDNESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
VISITORS CENTER 82 49 68 /
TXZ277-172100-
FORT DAVIS NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE-
1212 AM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
REST OF TODAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. WINDY. PATCHY BLOWING DUST IN THE
AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING
SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH.
TONIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO
25 MPH.
SATURDAY
SUNNY, COOLER. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS
10 TO 20 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
INCREASING CLOUDS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. EAST
WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING,
THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
30 PERCENT.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 80.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
WEDNESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
VISITORS CENTER 83 46 67 /
TXZ270-271-172100-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK-
1112 PM MDT THU APR 16 2026
..HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM MDT FRIDAY
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...
REST OF TODAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. VERY WINDY. PATCHY BLOWING DUST IN
THE MORNING. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE
MID 60S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO AROUND 80 BELOW 5000 FEET. WEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
60 MPH.
TONIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. VERY WINDY. COLDER. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST
IN THE EVENING. LOWS 41 TO 49. WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH SHIFTING TO
THE NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.
SATURDAY
SUNNY, WINDY, COOLER. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S NEAR THE
MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO THE UPPER 60S BELOW 5000 FEET. NORTHEAST WINDS
20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH BECOMING EAST 10 TO 20 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 40 TO 46. EAST WINDS 15 TO
25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO THE
LOWER 60S BELOW 5000 FEET. EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 35 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING,
THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS 41 TO 47.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS 40 PERCENT.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO THE
LOWER 70S BELOW 5000 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 47 TO 53.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO
THE LOWER 80S BELOW 5000 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 53 TO 59.
WEDNESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS
TO THE MID 80S BELOW 5000 FEET.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 54 TO 60.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. WINDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S NEAR THE
MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO THE LOWER 80S BELOW 5000 FEET.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
VISITORS CENTER 77 46 65 /
DOG CANYON 67 40 57 /
MCKITTRICK CANYON 78 48 65 /
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