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Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
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058 SXUS44 KMAF 281836 RECMAF Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 136 PM 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 tonight, Friday, Friday night, and Saturday. TXZ279-280-282-290915- Big Bend National Park- 136 PM CDT Thu Aug 28 2025 .TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 73 to 78. 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 72 to 77. In the mountains, east winds around 10 mph shifting to the south after midnight. 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 103 along the Rio Grande. Light and variable winds becoming east around 10 mph in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows 71 to 76. In the mountains, east winds around 10 mph. Along the Rio Grande, east winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 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. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows 69 to 74. Chance of precipitation 40 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 60s in the mountains to the mid 90s along the Rio Grande. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms 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 lower 90s along the Rio Grande. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows 66 to 71. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 70 in the mountains to the mid 90s along the Rio Grande. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows 67 to 72. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s in the mountains to the lower 90s along the Rio Grande. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION Visitors Center 74 98 74 97 / 20 10 10 10 Castolon 79 103 78 102 / 20 10 10 10 Chisos Basin 66 86 65 85 / 20 10 10 10 Persimmon Gap 77 100 75 98 / 20 10 10 10 Rio Grande Village 77 108 77 107 / 20 10 10 10 $$ NMZ027-028-290915- Carlsbad Caverns National Park- 1236 PM MDT Thu Aug 28 2025 .TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Light and variable winds. .FRIDAY...Sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Light and variable winds. .FRIDAY 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 around 70. Light and variable winds. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Light and variable winds becoming east around 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. .SUNDAY...Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers with thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Not as warm. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of precipitation 80 percent. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. .LABOR DAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. 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 around 80. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION Visitors Center 73 93 71 89 / 10 30 40 60 $$ TXZ277-290915- Fort Davis National Historic Site- 136 PM CDT Thu Aug 28 2025 .TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Light and variable winds. .FRIDAY...Sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a 30 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 mostly cloudy with showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Light and variable winds. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Light and variable winds. Chance of precipitation 50 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. Chance of precipitation 80 percent. .SUNDAY 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 50s. Chance of precipitation 60 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. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. 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 70s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 50s. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. .THURSDAY...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. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION Visitors Center 64 90 63 88 / 30 30 30 60 $$ TXZ270-271-290915- Guadalupe Mountains National Park- 136 PM CDT Thu Aug 28 2025 /1236 PM MDT Thu Aug 28 2025/ .TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 64 to 71. Light and variable winds. .FRIDAY...Sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a 40 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. .FRIDAY 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 61 to 68. Northeast 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 lower 70s near the mountain peaks to around 90 below 5000 feet. Light and variable winds becoming east around 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows 58 to 65. East 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. Highs in the mid 60s near the mountain peaks to around 80 below 5000 feet. Chance of precipitation 80 percent. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows 56 to 63. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. .LABOR DAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely in the morning, then showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s near the mountain peaks to around 80 below 5000 feet. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows 56 to 63. 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 mid 60s near the mountain peaks to the lower 80s below 5000 feet. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows 56 to 63. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s near the mountain peaks to the lower 80s below 5000 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows 55 to 62. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s near the mountain peaks to the upper 70s below 5000 feet. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION Visitors Center 70 89 67 85 / 20 30 40 60 Dog Canyon 63 77 60 75 / 20 40 40 60 McKittrick Canyon 72 89 69 86 / 20 40 40 70 $$