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Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
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929 SXUS44 KMAF 280532 RECMAF Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 1232 AM CDT Thu Aug 28 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 Friday. TXZ279-280-282-282100- Big Bend National Park- 1232 AM CDT Thu Aug 28 2025 .REST OF TODAY...Mostly clear, then sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to around 102 along the Rio Grande. In the mountains, south winds around 10 mph becoming light and variable. Along the Rio Grande, light and variable winds. .TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 73 to 78. In the mountains, light and variable winds becoming south around 10 mph after midnight. Along the Rio Grande, light and variable winds. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80 in the mountains to around 104 along the Rio Grande. Light and variable winds becoming east around 10 mph in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 73 to 78. In the mountains, southeast winds around 10 mph. Along the Rio Grande, southeast winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable. .SATURDAY...Sunny. 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. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 71 to 76. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. 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. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 69 to 74. .LABOR DAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs around 70 in the mountains to the mid 90s along the Rio Grande. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 67 to 72. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 60s in the mountains to the mid 90s along the Rio Grande. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 67 to 72. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms 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 50 percent. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION Visitors Center 96 74 98 / 20 20 10 Castolon 100 79 103 / 20 20 10 Chisos Basin 84 66 86 / 20 20 10 Persimmon Gap 98 76 100 / 20 20 10 Rio Grande Village 105 77 108 / 20 20 10 $$ NMZ027-028-282100- Carlsbad Caverns National Park- 1132 PM MDT Wed Aug 27 2025 .REST OF TODAY...Mostly clear, then partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Light and variable winds becoming west around 10 mph, then becoming light and variable in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the lower 70s. Light and variable winds. .FRIDAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. North winds around 10 mph shifting to the east in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 70s. Light and variable winds. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. .SATURDAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Light and variable winds becoming southeast around 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely. Not as warm. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. .LABOR DAY...Cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms 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 93 74 94 / 10 10 30 $$ TXZ277-282100- Fort Davis National Historic Site- 1232 AM CDT Thu Aug 28 2025 .REST OF TODAY...Mostly clear, then mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Light and variable winds. .TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Light and variable winds. .FRIDAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 90. Light and variable winds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Light and variable winds. .SATURDAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Light and variable winds becoming east around 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 60. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs around 80. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. .LABOR DAY...Cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION Visitors Center 89 64 91 / 40 30 40 $$ TXZ270-271-282100- Guadalupe Mountains National Park- 1132 PM MDT Wed Aug 27 2025 .REST OF TODAY...Mostly clear, then mostly cloudy with a 20 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. Light and variable winds becoming southwest around 10 mph, then becoming light and variable in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows 64 to 71. Light and variable winds becoming west around 10 mph after midnight. .FRIDAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s near the mountain peaks to the mid 90s below 5000 feet. South winds around 10 mph in the morning becoming light and variable. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows 62 to 69. East winds around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. .SATURDAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with 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 becoming southeast around 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows 58 to 65. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. .SUNDAY...Showers and thunderstorms likely in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Cooler. Highs in the mid 60s near the mountain peaks to the lower 80s below 5000 feet. Chance of precipitation 80 percent. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows 56 to 63. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. .LABOR DAY...Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs in the lower 60s near the mountain peaks to the upper 70s below 5000 feet. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 56 to 63. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 60s near the mountain peaks to the lower 80s below 5000 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 56 to 63. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s near the mountain peaks to the lower 80s below 5000 feet. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION Visitors Center 89 70 89 / 20 20 40 Dog Canyon 78 64 78 / 20 20 40 McKittrick Canyon 89 72 90 / 20 20 40 $$