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SXUS44 KMAF 262137  
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RECREATIONAL FORECASTS FOR WEST TEXAS/SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX  
437 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2026  
 
RECREATIONAL FORECAST TEXT REPRESENTS AN AVERAGE OF CONDITIONS  
OVER THE ENTIRE PARK.  
 
SPOT TEMPERATURES AND PROBABILITIES OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION ARE  
FOR TONIGHT, MONDAY, MONDAY NIGHT, AND TUESDAY.  
 
TXZ279-280-282-270900-  
BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK-  
437 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO  
15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MONDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 80S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO AROUND 102 ALONG THE RIO GRANDE. IN  
THE MOUNTAINS, WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. ALONG THE RIO GRANDE, LIGHT  
AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
INCREASING CLOUDS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST  
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO  
AROUND 104 ALONG THE RIO GRANDE. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING  
WEST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
DECREASING CLOUDS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH  
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S IN THE MOUNTAINS  
TO AROUND 101 ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S.    
THURSDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S IN THE  
MOUNTAINS TO THE MID 90S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS  
IN THE MID 60S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.    
FRIDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING,  
THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. HIGHS AROUND 70 IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE LOWER 90S ALONG  
THE RIO GRANDE. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. WINDY, COOLER. LOWS 54 TO 59.    
SATURDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S IN THE MOUNTAINS  
TO THE LOWER 80S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.    
SUNDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO  
THE UPPER 80S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.  
 
 
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION  
 
VISITORS CENTER 70 96 69 98 /  
CASTOLON 74 101 74 103 /  
CHISOS BASIN 66 86 67 88 /  
PERSIMMON GAP 70 96 70 98 /  
RIO GRANDE VILLAGE 69 105 70 106 /  
 
 
 
NMZ027-028-270900-  
CARLSBAD CAVERNS NATIONAL PARK-  
337 PM MDT SUN APR 26 2026  
   
..HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT MONDAY  
 
   
TONIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. STRONG WINDS. PATCHY BLOWING DUST. LOWS IN  
THE UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH.    
MONDAY  
SUNNY, WINDY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST IN THE MORNING, THEN  
PATCHY BLOWING DUST IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS AROUND 80. WEST WINDS  
25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. WINDY. PATCHY BLOWING DUST. LOWS  
AROUND 60. WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH DECREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
TUESDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. WINDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. WEST WINDS  
20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WINDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. WEST  
WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.    
THURSDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING,  
THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS 50 PERCENT.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.    
FRIDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.   
FRIDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
EVENING. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.    
SATURDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50.    
SUNDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.  
 
 
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION  
 
VISITORS CENTER 58 82 61 86 /  
 
 
 
TXZ277-270900-  
FORT DAVIS NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE-  
437 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN CLEARING. LOWS IN THE  
MID 50S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.    
MONDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
INCREASING CLOUDS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. WEST WINDS  
AROUND 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.    
TUESDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. WEST WINDS 10 TO  
15 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS  
AROUND 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.    
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.    
THURSDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING,  
THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION  
40 PERCENT.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS AROUND  
50. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.    
FRIDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE  
MID 70S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.  
LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.    
SATURDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.    
SUNDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.  
 
 
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION  
 
VISITORS CENTER 54 87 56 88 /  
 
 
 
TXZ270-271-270900-  
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK-  
337 PM MDT SUN APR 26 2026  
   
..HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT MONDAY  
   
..WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT  
 
   
TONIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. STRONG WINDS. BLOWING DUST. LOWS 48 TO 56.  
WEST WINDS 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 75 MPH DECREASING TO  
35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MONDAY  
SUNNY. VERY WINDY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST THROUGH THE DAY.  
HIGHS IN THE MID 60S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO THE UPPER 70S BELOW  
5000 FEET. WEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. WINDY. PATCHY BLOWING DUST. LOWS  
52 TO 59. WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH  
DECREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
TUESDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. WINDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S NEAR THE  
MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO THE LOWER 80S BELOW 5000 FEET. WEST WINDS 20 TO  
30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WINDY. LOWS 55 TO 62. WEST WINDS  
20 TO 30 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN  
PEAKS TO THE LOWER 80S BELOW 5000 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 55 TO 62.    
THURSDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING,  
THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S  
NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO THE UPPER 70S BELOW 5000 FEET. CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS 40 PERCENT.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS 49 TO 55. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION  
50 PERCENT.    
FRIDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO AROUND  
70 BELOW 5000 FEET. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
EVENING. LOWS 43 TO 48.    
SATURDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN  
PEAKS TO THE UPPER 60S BELOW 5000 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 44 TO 50.    
SUNDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN  
PEAKS TO THE MID 70S BELOW 5000 FEET.  
 
 
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION  
 
VISITORS CENTER 55 77 57 80 /  
DOG CANYON 48 67 52 70 /  
MCKITTRICK CANYON 57 78 60 81 /  
 
 
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