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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
436 AM CDT Sun Sep 20 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 Monday.


TXZ279-280-282-202100-
Big Bend National Park-
436 AM CDT Sun Sep 20 2026

.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s in the
mountains to the upper 90s along the Rio Grande. Light and variable
winds becoming southeast around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight.
Lows 70 to 75. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to
around 101 along the Rio Grande. Light and variable winds becoming
east 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 70 to 76. East winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s in the mountains to
the upper 90s along the Rio Grande. East winds 10 to 20 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 69 to 75.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s in the mountains
to the upper 90s along the Rio Grande.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows 68 to 73.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s in the mountains
to the mid 90s along the Rio Grande.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows 69 to 75.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning,
then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Highs in the lower 70s in the mountains to the mid 90s along the Rio
Grande. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 69 to 75.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s in the mountains
to the upper 90s along the Rio Grande.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      93     72     94  /  30     30     10
Castolon             98     77     99  /  30     30
Chisos Basin         82     63     83  /  30     30     10
Persimmon Gap        94     75     95  /  30     30     10
Rio Grande Village  103     75    104  /  20     20     10


$$

NMZ027-028-202100-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
336 AM MDT Sun Sep 20 2026

.TODAY...Increasing clouds. Highs around 90. West winds around
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest winds
around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Increasing clouds. Highs in the upper 80s. North winds
around 10 mph shifting to the east in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of
showers and slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in
the mid 60s. East winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation
40 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers in the morning, then
showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs
around 80. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation
60 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Showers and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
lower 60s. Chance of precipitation 80 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy. Showers likely and slight chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Showers and chance of thunderstorms in the
evening, then showers after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance
of precipitation 80 percent.
.THURSDAY...Showers in the morning, then showers likely and chance
of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of
precipitation 80 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.
Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers in the morning, then
showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs
in the mid 70s. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then a chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers in the morning, then a
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the
upper 70s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      90     69     90  /  10     10


$$

TXZ277-202100-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
436 AM CDT Sun Sep 20 2026

.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Northwest
winds around 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight.
Lows in the lower 60s. Light and variable winds.
.MONDAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with a 20 percent
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the
upper 80s. Light and variable winds becoming northeast around 10 mph
in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Increasing clouds. Lows in the lower 60s. East winds
around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning,
then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs
in the lower 80s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation
40 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the
upper 50s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning,
then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs
in the lower 80s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s.
Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers in the morning, then a
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the
lower 80s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after
midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers in the morning, then a
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the
upper 70s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after
midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      88     62     89  /  40     40     20


$$

TXZ270-271-202100-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
336 AM MDT Sun Sep 20 2026

.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s near the mountain peaks to the
upper 80s below 5000 feet. West winds around 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 60 to 67. North winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s near the mountain peaks to
around 90 below 5000 feet. Northeast winds around 10 mph shifting to
the east in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a 30 percent chance of showers after midnight. Lows 58 to 65.
East winds 15 to 25 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers in the morning, then a
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the
upper 60s near the mountain peaks to the lower 80s below 5000 feet.
East winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the
evening, then showers and chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
Lows 54 to 61. Chance of precipitation 80 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy. Showers likely and slight chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Windy. Highs in the lower 60s near
the mountain peaks to the upper 70s below 5000 feet. Chance of
precipitation 60 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Showers and chance of thunderstorms in the
evening, then showers after midnight. Lows 53 to 60. Chance of
precipitation 80 percent.
.THURSDAY...Showers likely in the morning, then showers and chance
of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s near the
mountain peaks to the upper 70s below 5000 feet. Chance of
precipitation 80 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.
Lows 54 to 61. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers in the morning, then
showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs
in the lower 60s near the mountain peaks to the upper 70s below
5000 feet. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then a chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows 55 to 62. Chance of precipitation
40 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers in the morning, then a
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the
upper 60s near the mountain peaks to around 80 below 5000 feet.
Chance of precipitation 30 percent.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      86     66     87  /  20     10
Dog Canyon           79     62     80  /  10     10
McKittrick Canyon    88     69     88  /  10     10


$$