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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
436 AM CDT Sat Sep 26 2026

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

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


TXZ279-280-282-262100-
Big Bend National Park-
436 AM CDT Sat Sep 26 2026

.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers in the morning, then
a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs
in the mid 70s in the mountains to the upper 90s along the Rio
Grande. In the mountains, south winds around 10 mph in the morning
becoming light and variable. Along the Rio Grande, light and
variable winds. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Increasing clouds. Lows 70 to 75. Light and variable
winds.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s in the
mountains to the upper 90s along the Rio Grande. In the mountains,
light and variable winds becoming northeast around 10 mph in the
afternoon. Along the Rio Grande, light and variable winds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 71 to 76. In the mountains, east
winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
Along the Rio Grande, light and variable winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s in the mountains to
the upper 90s along the Rio Grande. Light and variable winds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after
midnight. Lows 71 to 76. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s in the
mountains to around 100 along the Rio Grande.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after
midnight. Lows 70 to 75. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s in the
mountains to the mid 90s along the Rio Grande.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly 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.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs around 70 in the mountains to the lower 90s along
the Rio Grande.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a 20 percent chance of showers.
Lows 64 to 69.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s in the mountains to
the lower 90s along the Rio Grande.

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               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      91     72     92  /  20     20     20
Castolon             96     77     97  /  20     20     20
Chisos Basin         80     64     82  /  20     20     20
Persimmon Gap        92     74     94  /  20     20     20
Rio Grande Village  100     76    102  /  20     20     20


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NMZ027-028-262100-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
336 AM MDT Sat Sep 26 2026

.TODAY...Sunny, warmer. Highs in the mid 80s. Light and variable
winds.
.TONIGHT...Increasing clouds. Lows in the mid 60s. Light and
variable winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Highs in the
mid 80s. Light and variable winds becoming east around 10 mph in the
afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Light and
variable winds becoming southwest around 10 mph after midnight.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of precipitation
70 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
morning, then showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Windy. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of precipitation
70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after
midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Slight chance of showers in the morning, then a
chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of precipitation
30 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      86     66     87  /  10     10


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TXZ277-262100-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
436 AM CDT Sat Sep 26 2026

.TODAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the morning, then partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Light and
variable winds. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. Light and variable winds.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Light and
variable winds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Light and
variable winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds
around 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then a chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of
precipitation 40 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers in the morning, then
showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs
in the mid 80s. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after
midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers in the morning,
then a chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs around 80. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a 20 percent chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 50s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers after
midnight. Lows in the mid 50s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      86     61     87  /  30     20     20


$$

TXZ270-271-262100-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
336 AM MDT Sat Sep 26 2026

.TODAY...Sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s near the mountain peaks to the
lower 80s below 5000 feet. Light and variable winds becoming west
around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Increasing clouds. Lows 57 to 64. Light and variable
winds.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s near the mountain
peaks to the mid 80s below 5000 feet. Light and variable winds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers after
midnight. Lows 58 to 65. Light and variable winds becoming east
around 10 mph after midnight.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s near the
mountain peaks to the mid 80s below 5000 feet. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms. Lows 58 to 65. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
morning, then showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Areas of blowing dust in the afternoon. Windy. Highs in
the upper 60s near the mountain peaks to the lower 80s below
5000 feet. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.
Lows 54 to 61. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers in the morning, then a
chance of showers and slight chance of 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.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers in
the evening. Lows 50 to 57.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s near the mountain peaks to
the upper 70s below 5000 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 51 to 58.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s near the mountain peaks to
the lower 80s below 5000 feet.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      82     62     83  /  10     10
Dog Canyon           75     58     76  /  10     10
McKittrick Canyon    84     64     85  /  10     10


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