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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
139 AM CDT Mon Aug 10 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 Tuesday.


TXZ279-280-282-102100-
Big Bend National Park-
139 AM CDT Mon Aug 10 2026

.REST OF TODAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the upper 70s in the
mountains to around 102 along the Rio Grande. East winds around
10 mph after midnight becoming light and variable, then becoming
east around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 73 to 78. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to around
104 along the Rio Grande. Southeast winds around 10 mph. Chance of
precipitation 20 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 74 to 80. Southeast winds
around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80 in the mountains to
around 105 along the Rio Grande. Light and variable winds becoming
southeast around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 74 to 80.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 80 in the mountains to
around 105 along the Rio Grande.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 73 to 78.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs around 80 in the mountains to around
104 along the Rio Grande.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 72 to 78.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to
around 102 along the Rio Grande.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 71 to 77.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to around
101 along the Rio Grande.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      95     75     97  /  10     10     10
Castolon            101     80    102  /  10     10     10
Chisos Basin         84     66     86  /  10     10     10
Persimmon Gap        97     76     98  /  10     10     10
Rio Grande Village  104     79    107  /  10     10     10


$$

NMZ027-028-102100-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
1239 AM MDT Mon Aug 10 2026

.REST OF TODAY...Clear. Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. East winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Southwest winds 10 to
20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 70s.
Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows around 70.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      97     72     99  /


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TXZ277-102100-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
139 AM CDT Mon Aug 10 2026

.REST OF TODAY...Sunny, then isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Light and variable winds
becoming southeast around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Lows in the
mid 60s. Southeast winds around 10 mph shifting to the southwest
after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with isolated
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s.
South winds around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast
winds around 10 mph shifting to the southwest after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. A 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Southwest
winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after
midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of precipitation
60 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs around 90.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      92     66     95  /  10     10     20


$$

TXZ270-271-102100-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
1239 AM MDT Mon Aug 10 2026

.REST OF TODAY...Mostly clear. Highs around 80 near the mountain
peaks to the mid 90s below 5000 feet. East winds 15 to 20 mph
shifting to the south 10 to 15 mph in the morning, then shifting to
the southeast in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 63 to 70. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s near the mountain peaks to
the upper 90s below 5000 feet. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 65 to 72. Southeast winds 10 to
20 mph shifting to the north 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s near the mountain peaks
to the upper 90s below 5000 feet. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows 63 to 70.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s near the mountain
peaks to the lower 90s below 5000 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then a chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows 62 to 69. Chance of precipitation
30 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A 30 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.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows
62 to 69. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 30 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.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 61 to 68.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 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.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      93     69     95  /
Dog Canyon           85     65     87  /
McKittrick Canyon    94     70     96  /


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