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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
436 AM CDT Tue Sep 8 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 Wednesday.


TXZ279-280-282-082100-
Big Bend National Park-
436 AM CDT Tue Sep 8 2026

.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to around
102 along the Rio Grande. Light and variable winds becoming east
around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 72 to 77. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to
around 102 along the Rio Grande. East winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 73 to 78. East winds 10 to
15 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to around
102 along the Rio Grande. Light and variable winds becoming
southeast around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 73 to 78.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to
around 103 along the Rio Grande.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 74 to 79.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80 in the mountains to around
105 along the Rio Grande.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 74 to 79.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to
around 103 along the Rio Grande.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows 72 to 77.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s in the
mountains to around 101 along the Rio Grande.

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               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      96     73     96  /
Castolon            101     80    101  /
Chisos Basin         85     65     85  /
Persimmon Gap        97     77     97  /
Rio Grande Village  105     77    106  /  10     10     10


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NMZ027-028-082100-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
336 AM MDT Tue Sep 8 2026

.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds
around 10 mph shifting to the east in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
after midnight. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the
upper 60s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers in the morning,
then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs
in the upper 80s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      94     73     95  /  10     10


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TXZ277-082100-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
436 AM CDT Tue Sep 8 2026

.TODAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs around 90. Light and variable winds becoming
southeast around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast winds
around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. 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.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast
winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs around 90. Southwest winds around 10 mph in
the morning becoming light and variable.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs around 90.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers
after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of precipitation
30 percent.
.MONDAY...Sunny. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      91     64     92  /  20     20     10


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TXZ270-271-082100-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
336 AM MDT Tue Sep 8 2026

.TODAY...Sunny. 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. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 63 to 70. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s near the mountain peaks to the
mid 90s below 5000 feet. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 63 to 70. East winds 10 to
15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. 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. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 62 to 69.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80 near the mountain peaks to
the mid 90s below 5000 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 64 to 71.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs around 80 near the mountain peaks to the mid
90s below 5000 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 63 to 70.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. 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.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Lows 60 to
67. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers in the morning,
then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs
in the mid 70s near the mountain peaks to the upper 80s below
5000 feet. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      90     69     91  /  20     20     10
Dog Canyon           82     64     83  /  20     20     10
McKittrick Canyon    91     71     92  /  10     10     10


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