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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
327 PM CDT Fri Aug 29 2025

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 Saturday.


TXZ279-280-282-292130-
Big Bend National Park-
327 PM CDT Fri Aug 29 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Sunny. Highs around 80 in the mountains to around
105 along the Rio Grande. East winds around 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 73 to 78. In the mountains, southeast
winds around 10 mph. Along the Rio Grande, east winds around 10 mph
in the evening becoming light and variable.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to around
103 along the Rio Grande. Light and variable winds becoming east
around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 71 to 76. In the mountains,
southeast winds around 10 mph. Along the Rio Grande, southeast winds
around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. 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. In the mountains,
northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Along the Rio Grande, light and
variable winds becoming northeast 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Lows 69 to
74. Chance of precipitation 50 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. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Lows 66 to
71. 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
upper 60s in the mountains to the mid 90s along the Rio Grande.
Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 66 to 71.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. 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. 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      99     74     97  /  10     10     10
Castolon            103     79    102  /  10     10     10
Chisos Basin         87     66     85  /  10     10     10
Persimmon Gap       101     76     99  /  10     10     10
Rio Grande Village  108     77    107  /  10     10     10


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NMZ027-028-292130-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
227 PM MDT Fri Aug 29 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Northwest winds around 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. North winds around 10 mph in the
evening becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation
50 percent.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Light and
variable winds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. Light and
variable winds becoming northwest around 10 mph after midnight.
Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.SUNDAY...Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then
showers and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Not as warm.
Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds around 10 mph. Chance of
precipitation 80 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. 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
upper 70s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. 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...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after
midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      93     70     90  /  30     60     50


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TXZ277-292130-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
327 PM CDT Fri Aug 29 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Light and variable winds.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 60s. Light and
variable winds.
.SATURDAY...Sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a
50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Highs in the upper 80s. Light and variable winds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy with a chance of
showers and slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in
the lower 60s. Light and variable winds. Chance of precipitation
40 percent.
.SUNDAY...Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in
the morning, then showers with thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
Chance of precipitation 80 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.LABOR DAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and slight chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely
in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of precipitation
70 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after
midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning,
then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs
around 80. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
.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 lower 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      91     63     89  /  30     30     50


$$

TXZ270-271-292130-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
227 PM MDT Fri Aug 29 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s near the mountain peaks to
the mid 90s below 5000 feet. East winds around 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight. Lows 60 to 67. East winds around 10 mph. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s near the mountain peaks to the lower
90s below 5000 feet. Light and variable winds. Chance of
precipitation 60 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows 58 to 65. Northeast winds around
10 mph. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
.SUNDAY...Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in
the morning, then showers with thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon. Cooler. Highs in the mid 60s near the mountain peaks to
the lower 80s below 5000 feet. Northeast winds around 10 mph. Chance
of precipitation 80 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 57 to 64. 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.
Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows 55 to 62.
.TUESDAY...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.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly 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. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after
midnight. Lows 56 to 63. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
.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.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      89     66     87  /  30     50     60
Dog Canyon           80     60     76  /  30     50     60
McKittrick Canyon    89     68     87  /  30     50     60


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