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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
139 PM CDT Thu Sep 17 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 Friday.


TXZ279-280-282-172100-
Big Bend National Park-
139 PM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026

.REST OF TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to
around 101 along the Rio Grande. East winds around 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 71 to 76. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s in the mountains to around
100 along the Rio Grande. In the mountains, southeast winds around
10 mph. Along the Rio Grande, light and variable winds becoming
northeast around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 71 to 76. Southeast winds around
10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to around
102 along the Rio Grande. Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after
midnight. Lows 72 to 77. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s in the
mountains to around 100 along the Rio Grande.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows 70 to 75.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s in the mountains to
around 100 along the Rio Grande.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 70 to 75.
.TUESDAY...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.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 69 to 74.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s in the
mountains to the upper 90s along the Rio Grande.

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               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      94     72     94  /
Castolon             99     78     99  /
Chisos Basin         83     64     83  /
Persimmon Gap        95     75     95  /
Rio Grande Village  105     75    104  /                10


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NMZ027-028-172100-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
1239 PM MDT Thu Sep 17 2026

.REST OF TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph shifting to the south after
midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds around
10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds around 10 mph
in the evening becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation
40 percent.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Light and
variable winds becoming south around 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance
of precipitation 60 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows
in the upper 60s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of
precipitation 30 percent.
.TUESDAY...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.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely and slight chance
of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely in the morning, then
showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs
in the upper 70s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.

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               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      90     70     92  /                20


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TXZ277-172100-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
139 PM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026

.REST OF TODAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs around 90. Southwest winds around 10 mph
shifting to the southeast in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast
winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.SATURDAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with showers
likely and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around
90. Southwest winds around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation
70 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Showers and chance of thunderstorms in the
evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the lower
60s. Chance of precipitation 80 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of precipitation
70 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows around 60.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.
.TUESDAY 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 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 50 percent.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      89     61     91  /                20


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TXZ270-271-172100-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
1239 PM MDT Thu Sep 17 2026

.REST OF TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s near the mountain peaks
to around 90 below 5000 feet. Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 60 to 67. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the evening.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s near the mountain peaks to the
lower 90s below 5000 feet. Light and variable winds becoming south
around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
after midnight. Lows 61 to 68. East winds around 10 mph in the
evening becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation
40 percent.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s near the
mountain peaks to around 90 below 5000 feet. Light and variable
winds becoming southwest around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows
59 to 66. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s near the mountain
peaks to around 90 below 5000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 59 to 66.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s near the mountain peaks
to around 90 below 5000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers after
midnight. Lows 58 to 65.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers in the morning, then a
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around
70 near the mountain peaks to the mid 80s below 5000 feet. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely and slight chance
of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows 56 to 63. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely in the morning, then
showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs
in the upper 60s near the mountain peaks to around 80 below
5000 feet. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      87     65     89  /                20
Dog Canyon           79     61     81  /                20
McKittrick Canyon    88     67     90  /                20


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