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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
436 PM CDT Fri Aug 21 2026

Recreational forecast text represents an average of conditions
over the entire park.

Spot temperatures and probabilities of measurable precipitation are
for tonight, Saturday, Saturday night, and Sunday.


TXZ279-280-282-220900-
Big Bend National Park-
436 PM CDT Fri Aug 21 2026

.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 73 to 79. In the mountains, east winds
15 to 20 mph shifting to the southeast around 10 mph after midnight.
Along the Rio Grande, east winds 10 to 15 mph in the evening
becoming light and variable.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80 in the mountains to around
105 along the Rio Grande. In the mountains, southeast winds 10 to
15 mph. Along the Rio Grande, light and variable winds becoming east
10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 72 to 77. In the mountains,
southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Along the Rio Grande, southeast winds
10 to 15 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80 in the mountains to around
105 along the Rio Grande. In the mountains, southeast winds 10 to
15 mph. Along the Rio Grande, light and variable winds becoming
southeast 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 72 to 77. In the mountains,
southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Along the Rio Grande, southeast winds
10 to 15 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80 in the mountains to around
105 along the Rio Grande.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 71 to 76.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80 in the mountains to around
106 along the Rio Grande.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 72 to 77.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to
around 106 along the Rio Grande.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 73 to 78.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to around
106 along the Rio Grande.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 73 to 78.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to around
105 along the Rio Grande.

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                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      74     98     73     98  /
Castolon             81    103     79    103  /
Chisos Basin         66     86     66     86  /
Persimmon Gap        77     99     75     99  /
Rio Grande Village   79    108     77    108  /


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NMZ027-028-220900-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
336 PM MDT Fri Aug 21 2026

.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph shifting to the southwest after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds around 10 mph
shifting to the southeast in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the southwest after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Southwest winds around 10 mph
shifting to the southeast in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      74     97     73     98  /


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TXZ277-220900-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
436 PM CDT Fri Aug 21 2026

.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Light and variable winds
becoming east 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph shifting to the southwest after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Southwest winds around 10 mph
shifting to the southeast in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s.

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                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      65     95     65     96  /


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TXZ270-271-220900-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
336 PM MDT Fri Aug 21 2026

.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 64 to 71. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s near the mountain peaks to
the upper 90s below 5000 feet. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 64 to 71. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s near the mountain peaks to
the upper 90s below 5000 feet. Light and variable winds becoming
southeast around 10 mph with gusts to around 25 mph in the
afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 64 to 71. Southeast winds around 10 mph.
Gusts up to 25 mph in the evening.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s near the mountain peaks to
the upper 90s below 5000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 65 to 72.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s near the mountain peaks to
the upper 90s below 5000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 64 to 71.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s near the mountain peaks
to the upper 90s below 5000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 64 to 72.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s near the mountain peaks to
the upper 90s below 5000 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 64 to 71.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s near the mountain peaks to the
upper 90s below 5000 feet.

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      70     93     69     94  /
Dog Canyon           65     87     65     87  /
McKittrick Canyon    71     94     71     95  /


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