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RECREATIONAL FORECASTS FOR WEST TEXAS/SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
436 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2026
RECREATIONAL FORECAST TEXT REPRESENTS AN AVERAGE OF CONDITIONS
OVER THE ENTIRE PARK.
SPOT TEMPERATURES AND PROBABILITIES OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION ARE
FOR TONIGHT, SUNDAY, SUNDAY NIGHT, AND MONDAY.
TXZ279-280-282-190900-
BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK-
436 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2026
TONIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A
20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDY, COOLER. LOWS
50 TO 55. NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS...NORTHEAST
25 TO 35 MPH ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING,
THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON. HIGHS AROUND 50 IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE LOWER 70S ALONG
THE RIO GRANDE. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LOWS 48 TO 53. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
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 UPPER 50S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE UPPER 70S
ALONG THE RIO GRANDE. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WARMER. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S IN
THE MOUNTAINS TO AROUND 90 ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S IN THE MOUNTAINS
TO THE UPPER 90S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO
THE UPPER 90S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE MID
90S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.
FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE MID
90S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
VISITORS CENTER 50 65 49 71 / 10 40 40 30
CASTOLON 58 71 55 79 / 10 40 40 30
CHISOS BASIN 45 56 46 64 / 10 50 40 40
PERSIMMON GAP 53 64 51 70 / 10 30 30 20
RIO GRANDE VILLAGE 54 74 51 80 / 20 40 40 30
NMZ027-028-190900-
CARLSBAD CAVERNS NATIONAL PARK-
336 PM MDT SAT APR 18 2026
TONIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. EAST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A
20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING,
THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 40 PERCENT.
MONDAY
SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS AROUND 70. SOUTHEAST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 30 PERCENT.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 80.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. WINDY. HIGHS AROUND 80.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. WINDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
VISITORS CENTER 46 65 47 70 / 10 40 20
TXZ277-190900-
FORT DAVIS NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE-
436 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2026
TONIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. EAST WINDS 10 TO
20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH.
SUNDAY
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 LOWER 60S. EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AND
VARIABLE. 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. WARMER. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS
BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS AROUND 80.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 80.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
VISITORS CENTER 38 62 41 72 / 40 40 30
TXZ270-271-190900-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK-
336 PM MDT SAT APR 18 2026
TONIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 37 TO 44. EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A
20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS AROUND 50 NEAR
THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO THE MID 60S BELOW 5000 FEET. EAST WINDS 10 TO
20 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE EVENING, THEN PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS 41 TO 47. EAST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE EVENING.
MONDAY
SUNNY. 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. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO
15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 46 TO 51. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. 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
PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN
PEAKS TO THE MID 80S BELOW 5000 FEET.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 53 TO 59.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. VERY WINDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S NEAR THE
MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO AROUND 80 BELOW 5000 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. WINDY. LOWS 50 TO 56.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO
AROUND 80 BELOW 5000 FEET.
FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 50 TO 55.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO
THE UPPER 70S BELOW 5000 FEET.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
VISITORS CENTER 43 61 45 69 / 20 30 20
DOG CANYON 37 52 41 61 / 20 30 20
MCKITTRICK CANYON 43 62 46 70 / 20 30 30
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