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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
436 PM CDT Thu Aug 13 2026

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

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


TXZ279-280-282-140900-
Big Bend National Park-
436 PM CDT Thu Aug 13 2026

.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
evening. Lows 74 to 79. In the mountains, south winds around 10 mph.
Along the Rio Grande, southeast winds around 10 mph in the evening
becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to around
103 along the Rio Grande. Light and variable winds becoming
southeast around 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation
20 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 72 to 77. Southeast winds around
10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to around
102 along the Rio Grande. In the mountains, east winds 10 to 15 mph.
Along the Rio Grande, light and variable winds becoming east around
10 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 71 to 76. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to around
102 along the Rio Grande.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 71 to 76.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to around
103 along the Rio Grande.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 72 to 77.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to around
103 along the Rio Grande.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 72 to 77.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80 in the mountains to around
104 along the Rio Grande.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 72 to 78.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80 in the mountains to around
105 along the Rio Grande.

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      75     97     74     95  /  20     20     20     10
Castolon             80    102     79    101  /  20     20     20     10
Chisos Basin         67     85     65     84  /  20     20     20     10
Persimmon Gap        77     97     75     96  /  20     20     20
Rio Grande Village   80    107     78    105  /  20     20     20     10


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NMZ027-028-140900-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
336 PM MDT Thu Aug 13 2026

.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the evening. Lows in the lower 70s. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Sunny in the morning, 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 southeast
around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds
around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      73     95     72     95  /  10     30     30     10


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TXZ277-140900-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
436 PM CDT Thu Aug 13 2026

.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s.
Light and variable winds. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with scattered
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 90. Light
and variable winds. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Lows in
the mid 60s. Light and variable winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 90. Light and variable
winds becoming southeast around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast
winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      65     91     64     91  /  40     50     40     30


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TXZ270-271-140900-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
336 PM MDT Thu Aug 13 2026

.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 62 to 69. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s near the mountain peaks to the
lower 90s below 5000 feet. West winds around 10 mph shifting to the
southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the evening. Lows 62 to 69. South winds around 10 mph in the evening
becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with a
40 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. Light and variable winds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Lows
62 to 69. Light and variable winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s near the mountain
peaks to the mid 90s below 5000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 61 to 68.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s near the mountain peaks to
the mid 90s below 5000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 62 to 69.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80 near the mountain peaks to the mid
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...Partly cloudy. Lows 64 to 71.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s near the mountain
peaks to the upper 90s below 5000 feet.

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      68     90     68     91  /  10     20     20     20
Dog Canyon           64     83     64     83  /  10     20     20     40
McKittrick Canyon    70     92     69     91  /  10     30     30     40


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