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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1243 PM CDT Wed Sep 3 2025

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

Spot temperatures and probabilities of measurable precipitation are
for the rest of today, tonight, and Thursday.


TXZ279-280-282-032100-
Big Bend National Park-
1243 PM CDT Wed Sep 3 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s in the
mountains to the upper 90s along the Rio Grande. Light and variable
winds becoming northeast around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 70. Northeast winds around
10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains
to around 101 along the Rio Grande. Light and variable winds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. In the
mountains, southeast winds around 10 mph. Along the Rio Grande,
southeast winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and
variable.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s in the mountains to
the upper 90s along the Rio Grande. In the mountains, southeast
winds around 10 mph shifting to the east in the afternoon. Along the
Rio Grande, light and variable winds becoming northeast around
10 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Lows 70 to 75.
.SATURDAY...Cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s in the mountains to the
upper 90s along the Rio Grande.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after
midnight. Lows 69 to 74. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning,
then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs
in the lower 70s in the mountains to the mid 90s along the Rio
Grande. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers
after midnight. Lows 66 to 71. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning,
then a slight 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 20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 65 to 70.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s in the
mountains to the upper 90s along the Rio Grande.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      93     69     95  /
Castolon             97     73     99  /
Chisos Basin         81     63     83  /
Persimmon Gap        94     69     97  /
Rio Grande Village  103     71    103  /


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NMZ027-028-032100-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
1143 AM MDT Wed Sep 3 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Increasing clouds. Highs in the mid 80s. Light and
variable winds becoming southeast around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest winds
around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 90s. Southwest winds
around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds 10 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Cloudy. Chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of
showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Not as
warm. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance
of precipitation 40 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...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.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers in the morning, then a
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the
mid 70s. Chance of precipitation 50 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. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.SUNDAY...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.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 80.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      88     67     93  /                10


$$

TXZ277-032100-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
1243 PM CDT Wed Sep 3 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Increasing clouds. Highs in the mid 80s. Light and
variable winds becoming east around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. East winds around
10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 80s. Light and
variable winds becoming southeast around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Light and variable
winds.
.FRIDAY...Cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Light and variable winds
becoming west around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
evening, then a chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms
after midnight. Lows around 60. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight 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.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the
upper 50s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.SUNDAY...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.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 50s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning,
then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs
around 80. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      85     57     90  /


$$

TXZ270-271-032100-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
1143 AM MDT Wed Sep 3 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Increasing clouds. Highs in the lower 70s near the
mountain peaks to the upper 80s below 5000 feet. Light and variable
winds becoming south around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 61 to 67. South winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s near the mountain
peaks to the lower 90s below 5000 feet. Southwest winds around
10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Lows 56 to 65. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Cloudy. Chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Cooler. Highs in the
lower 60s near the mountain peaks to the upper 70s below 5000 feet.
West winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
evening, then a chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms
after midnight. Lows 54 to 61. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. 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 50 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Lows 54 to
61. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. 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 around 80 below 5000 feet.
Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows 54 to 61.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s near the
mountain peaks to the lower 80s below 5000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 55 to 62.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s near the mountain peaks to
the upper 80s below 5000 feet.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      85     67     90  /                10
Dog Canyon           74     61     79  /                10
McKittrick Canyon    85     67     90  /                10


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