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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
436 AM CDT Sat Oct 3 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 Sunday.


TXZ279-280-282-032100-
Big Bend National Park-
436 AM CDT Sat Oct 3 2026

.TODAY...Areas of dense fog in the morning. Cloudy with scattered
showers. Highs in the upper 50s in the mountains to the lower 80s
along the Rio Grande. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of
showers 50 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with isolated showers. Lows 60 to 65.
Northeast winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and
variable. Chance of showers 20 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s in the mountains to
the lower 80s along the Rio Grande. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Increasing clouds. Lows 60 to 65. Northeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs around 60 in the mountains to the mid
80s along the Rio Grande. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 59 to 64.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s in the mountains to
the upper 80s along the Rio Grande.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 61 to 67.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70 in the mountains to the lower
90s along the Rio Grande.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 61 to 67.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s in the mountains to the
lower 90s along the Rio Grande.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 59 to 64.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s in the mountains to the
lower 90s along the Rio Grande.

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               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      73     62     75  /  40     20     10
Castolon             80     67     82  /  30     30     10
Chisos Basin         63     54     64  /  40     30     10
Persimmon Gap        75     64     77  /  40     20     10
Rio Grande Village   83     66     84  /  50     30     10


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NMZ027-028-032100-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
336 AM MDT Sat Oct 3 2026

.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s. Northeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. East winds around
10 mph shifting to the north after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Highs around
70. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 60.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      69     56     73  /  20


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TXZ277-032100-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
436 AM CDT Sat Oct 3 2026

.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. Scattered showers
in the morning, then isolated showers in the afternoon. Highs in the
upper 60s. Northeast winds around 10 mph. Chance of showers
30 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Northeast winds
around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs around 70. Northeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Northeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers in the afternoon.
Highs in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers in the afternoon.
Highs in the lower 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      69     52     70  /  30     10     10


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TXZ270-271-032100-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
336 AM MDT Sat Oct 3 2026

.TODAY...Partly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the
upper 50s near the mountain peaks to the lower 70s below 5000 feet.
East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 47 to 54. Northeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60 near the mountain peaks to the mid
70s below 5000 feet. Northeast winds 10 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 50 to 57. Northeast winds 15 to
20 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s near the mountain peaks to
the mid 70s below 5000 feet. East winds 15 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 48 to 55.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s near the mountain peaks to
the upper 70s below 5000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 51 to 58.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s near the mountain peaks
to the lower 80s below 5000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 52 to 59.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s near the mountain peaks to
the lower 80s below 5000 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 51 to 58.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s near the mountain peaks to the
lower 80s below 5000 feet.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      67     53     70  /  10
Dog Canyon           63     48     65  /  10
McKittrick Canyon    67     55     69  /  20


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