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RECREATIONAL FORECASTS FOR WEST TEXAS/SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
157 PM CDT MON MAY 4 2026
RECREATIONAL FORECAST TEXT REPRESENTS AN AVERAGE OF CONDITIONS
OVER THE ENTIRE PARK.
SPOT TEMPERATURES AND PROBABILITIES OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION ARE
FOR THE REST OF TODAY, TONIGHT, AND TUESDAY.
TXZ279-280-282-042100-
BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK-
157 PM CDT MON MAY 4 2026
REST OF TODAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S IN THE
MOUNTAINS TO THE LOWER 90S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE. WEST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS ALONG THE RIO
GRANDE.
TONIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 80 IN THE MOUNTAINS TO AROUND
101 ALONG THE RIO GRANDE. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO
THE UPPER 90S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 61 TO 66.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS WARM. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S IN THE
MOUNTAINS TO THE UPPER 80S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE MID
90S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE
UPPER 90S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO AROUND
101 ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
VISITORS CENTER 88 66 95 /
CASTOLON 93 69 100 /
CHISOS BASIN 76 61 85 /
PERSIMMON GAP 89 67 94 /
RIO GRANDE VILLAGE 92 65 103 /
NMZ027-028-042100-
CARLSBAD CAVERNS NATIONAL PARK-
1257 PM MDT MON MAY 4 2026
..HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY
..WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY
REST OF TODAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WINDY. PATCHY BLOWING DUST. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 70S. WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH.
TONIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WINDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS
20 TO 30 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. VERY WINDY. PATCHY BLOWING DUST IN THE
MORNING. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. WEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH INCREASING TO
65 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TUESDAY NIGHT
INCREASING CLOUDS. VERY WINDY. PATCHY BLOWING DUST.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
60 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING. WINDY.
PATCHY BLOWING DUST IN THE MORNING. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST IN THE
AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO AROUND 50 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. WINDY, COOLER. PATCHY BLOWING DUST
IN THE EVENING. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S.
THURSDAY
SUNNY, WINDY. HIGHS AROUND 70.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
VISITORS CENTER 80 64 77 /
TXZ277-042100-
FORT DAVIS NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE-
157 PM CDT MON MAY 4 2026
REST OF TODAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. WEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
TONIGHT
DECREASING CLOUDS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. WEST WINDS 10 TO
20 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. WEST WINDS 10 TO
20 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TUESDAY NIGHT
INCREASING CLOUDS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. WEST WINDS
15 TO 25 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. WEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
VISITORS CENTER 81 55 82 /
TXZ270-271-042100-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK-
1257 PM MDT MON MAY 4 2026
..HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY
REST OF TODAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. WINDY. PATCHY BLOWING DUST. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 60S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO THE UPPER 70S BELOW
5000 FEET. WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH.
TONIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WINDY. PATCHY BLOWING DUST. LOWS 53 TO 60.
WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. STRONG WINDS. PATCHY BLOWING DUST IN THE
MORNING. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS AROUND
60 NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO THE MID 70S BELOW 5000 FEET. WEST
WINDS 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH INCREASING TO 35 TO
50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 70 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. VERY WINDY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST IN
THE EVENING. PATCHY BLOWING DUST AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS 48 TO 55. WEST
WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
SUNNY. VERY WINDY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. HIGHS AROUND
60 NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO THE MID 70S BELOW 5000 FEET. WEST
WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH INCREASING TO 60 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. WINDY, COLDER. PATCHY BLOWING DUST.
LOWS 39 TO 46.
THURSDAY
SUNNY, WINDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN
PEAKS TO THE LOWER 70S BELOW 5000 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 48 TO 54.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO THE
LOWER 80S BELOW 5000 FEET.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 53 TO 60.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO
THE UPPER 80S BELOW 5000 FEET.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 57 TO 63.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO
THE UPPER 80S BELOW 5000 FEET.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
VISITORS CENTER 75 60 72 /
DOG CANYON 64 53 62 / 10
MCKITTRICK CANYON 76 62 73 / 10
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