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Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
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620 SXUS44 KMAF 300533 RECMAF Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 1233 AM CDT Sat Aug 30 2025 Recreational forecast text represents an average of conditions over the entire park. Spot temperatures and probabilities of measurable precipitation are for today, tonight, and Sunday. TXZ279-280-282-302100- Big Bend National Park- 1233 AM CDT Sat Aug 30 2025 .REST OF TODAY...Mostly clear, then sunny with isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to around 104 along the Rio Grande. Light and variable winds becoming east around 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. .TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows 71 to 76. East winds around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. .SUNDAY...Sunny. Isolated showers in the morning, then scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s in the mountains to around 102 along the Rio Grande. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows 69 to 74. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. .LABOR DAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s in the mountains to the lower 90s along the Rio Grande. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows 66 to 71. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 70 in the mountains to the mid 90s along the Rio Grande. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 65 to 70. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s in the mountains to the mid 90s along the Rio Grande. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 66 to 71. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s in the mountains to the mid 90s along the Rio Grande. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows 67 to 72. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. .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. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION Visitors Center 98 72 95 / 10 10 40 Castolon 103 79 100 / 10 10 40 Chisos Basin 86 65 83 / 10 10 40 Persimmon Gap 100 75 96 / 20 20 40 Rio Grande Village 108 76 105 / 10 10 40 $$ NMZ027-028-302100- Carlsbad Caverns National Park- 1133 PM MDT Fri Aug 29 2025 .REST OF TODAY...Decreasing clouds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms through the day. Highs in the upper 80s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the south in the morning, then shifting to the southeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Northeast winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers and isolated thunderstorms in the morning, then numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. Not as warm. Highs in the upper 70s. Northeast winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. .SUNDAY 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. East winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. .LABOR DAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. East winds around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION Visitors Center 90 67 79 / 50 70 70 $$ TXZ277-302100- Fort Davis National Historic Site- 1233 AM CDT Sat Aug 30 2025 .REST OF TODAY...Increasing clouds. Isolated showers and thunderstorms late in the evening. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Light and variable winds becoming northeast around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast winds around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. .SUNDAY...Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and numerous thunderstorms in the afternoon. Not as warm. Highs in the upper 70s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 80 percent. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Northeast winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable. .LABOR DAY...Showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 80 percent. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 50s. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 80. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 50s. .FRIDAY...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. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION Visitors Center 90 61 80 / 50 40 80 $$ TXZ270-271-302100- Guadalupe Mountains National Park- 1133 PM MDT Fri Aug 29 2025 .REST OF TODAY...Mostly cloudy then clearing. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms late in the evening, then isolated showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s near the mountain peaks to the lower 90s below 5000 feet. Northeast winds 10 to 20 mph shifting to the south 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms after midnight. Lows 58 to 65. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms in the morning, then numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. Cooler. Highs in the mid 60s near the mountain peaks to the lower 80s below 5000 feet. Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows 56 to 63. East winds around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. .LABOR DAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s near the mountain peaks to the lower 80s below 5000 feet. East winds around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 56 to 63. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s near the mountain peaks to the mid 80s below 5000 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 56 to 63. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s near the mountain peaks to the mid 80s below 5000 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 56 to 63. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s near the mountain peaks to the mid 80s below 5000 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows 56 to 63. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s near the mountain peaks to the mid 80s below 5000 feet. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION Visitors Center 87 64 77 / 50 60 70 Dog Canyon 76 58 66 / 60 60 70 McKittrick Canyon 87 66 77 / 60 60 80 $$