


Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
308 SXUS44 KMAF 161934 RECMAF Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 234 PM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025 Recreational forecast text represents an average of conditions over the entire park. Spot temperatures and probabilities of measurable precipitation are for tonight, Thursday, Thursday night, and Friday. TXZ279-280-282-170900- Big Bend National Park- 234 PM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows 73 to 78. Southeast winds around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. .THURSDAY...Sunny. Isolated showers in the morning, then scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to around 101 along the Rio Grande. Light and variable winds becoming east around 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows 70 to 75. In the mountains, southeast winds around 10 mph. Along the Rio Grande, southeast winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to around 100 along the Rio Grande. East winds around 10 mph. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 71 to 76. Southeast winds around 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to around 102 along the Rio Grande. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to around 105 along the Rio Grande. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows 75 to 80. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to around 105 along the Rio Grande. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 70s. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to around 104 along the Rio Grande. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows 72 to 77. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers in the morning. Highs around 80 in the mountains to around 104 along the Rio Grande. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION Visitors Center 75 95 72 95 / 30 40 40 10 Castolon 80 101 77 100 / 40 50 50 10 Chisos Basin 68 84 65 84 / 40 50 50 20 Persimmon Gap 76 97 72 97 / 30 30 30 10 Rio Grande Village 78 104 75 104 / 30 40 40 10 $$ NMZ027-028-170900- Carlsbad Caverns National Park- 134 PM MDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds around 10 mph shifting to the west after midnight. .THURSDAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. West winds around 10 mph shifting to the southeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows around 70. Southeast winds around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. .FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds around 10 mph. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds around 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers in the morning. Highs in the lower 90s. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION Visitors Center 72 90 70 88 / 10 30 30 40 $$ TXZ277-170900- Fort Davis National Historic Site- 234 PM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds around 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Light and variable winds becoming southeast around 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable. .FRIDAY...Sunny. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. South winds around 10 mph. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds around 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s. .WEDNESDAY...Sunny. A 30 percent chance of showers in the morning. Highs in the lower 90s. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION Visitors Center 67 88 66 88 / 50 80 80 40 $$ TXZ270-271-170900- Guadalupe Mountains National Park- 134 PM MDT Wed Jul 16 2025 .TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 62 to 69. Southwest winds around 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s near the mountain peaks to the lower 90s below 5000 feet. West winds around 10 mph shifting to the south in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. .THURSDAY 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 62 to 69. Southeast winds around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s near the mountain peaks to around 90 below 5000 feet. Light and variable winds becoming southeast around 10 mph in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Decreasing clouds. Lows 62 to 69. Southeast winds around 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s near the mountain peaks to the lower 90s below 5000 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 64 to 71. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 30 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. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 64 to 71. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s near the mountain peaks to the mid 90s below 5000 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 64 to 71. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 80 near the mountain peaks to the mid 90s below 5000 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 63 to 70. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers in the morning. Highs around 80 near the mountain peaks to the mid 90s below 5000 feet. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION Visitors Center 69 87 69 86 / 10 30 30 50 Dog Canyon 62 78 63 78 / 10 40 40 60 McKittrick Canyon 70 87 69 86 / 10 40 40 50 $$