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Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
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669 SXUS44 KMAF 292027 RECMAF Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 327 PM CDT Fri Aug 29 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 Saturday. TXZ279-280-282-292130- Big Bend National Park- 327 PM CDT Fri Aug 29 2025 .REST OF TODAY...Sunny. Highs around 80 in the mountains to around 105 along the Rio Grande. East winds around 10 mph. .TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 73 to 78. In the mountains, southeast winds around 10 mph. Along the Rio Grande, east 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. Lows 71 to 76. In the mountains, southeast winds around 10 mph. Along the Rio Grande, southeast winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable. .SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s in the mountains to around 100 along the Rio Grande. In the mountains, northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Along the Rio Grande, light and variable winds becoming northeast 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Lows 69 to 74. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. .LABOR DAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s in the mountains to the lower 90s along the Rio Grande. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers 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 mid 90s along the Rio Grande. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 66 to 71. .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...Mostly cloudy. Lows 66 to 71. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning, then a slight 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 20 percent. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION Visitors Center 99 74 97 / 10 10 10 Castolon 103 79 102 / 10 10 10 Chisos Basin 87 66 85 / 10 10 10 Persimmon Gap 101 76 99 / 10 10 10 Rio Grande Village 108 77 107 / 10 10 10 $$ NMZ027-028-292130- Carlsbad Caverns National Park- 227 PM MDT Fri Aug 29 2025 .REST OF TODAY...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Northwest winds around 10 mph. .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. North winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Light and variable winds. .SATURDAY 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 60s. Light and variable winds becoming northwest around 10 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. .SUNDAY...Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Not as warm. Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 80 percent. .SUNDAY 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 mid 60s. Chance of precipitation 50 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 70s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly 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. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION Visitors Center 93 70 90 / 30 60 50 $$ TXZ277-292130- Fort Davis National Historic Site- 327 PM CDT Fri Aug 29 2025 .REST OF TODAY...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Light and variable winds. .TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 60s. Light and variable winds. .SATURDAY...Sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Light and variable winds. .SATURDAY 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 in the lower 60s. Light and variable winds. Chance of precipitation 40 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. Northeast winds around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 80 percent. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Chance of precipitation 70 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. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. .TUESDAY...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 30 percent. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION Visitors Center 91 63 89 / 30 30 50 $$ TXZ270-271-292130- Guadalupe Mountains National Park- 227 PM MDT Fri Aug 29 2025 .REST OF TODAY...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s near the mountain peaks to the mid 90s below 5000 feet. East winds around 10 mph. .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows 60 to 67. East winds around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s near the mountain peaks to the lower 90s below 5000 feet. Light and variable winds. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows 58 to 65. Northeast 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. Cooler. Highs in the mid 60s near the mountain peaks to the lower 80s below 5000 feet. Northeast winds around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 80 percent. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows 57 to 64. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. .LABOR DAY...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 50 percent. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows 55 to 62. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s near the mountain peaks to the mid 80s below 5000 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 56 to 63. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s near the mountain peaks to the mid 80s below 5000 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows 56 to 63. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s near the mountain peaks to the mid 80s below 5000 feet. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION Visitors Center 89 66 87 / 30 50 60 Dog Canyon 80 60 76 / 30 50 60 McKittrick Canyon 89 68 87 / 30 50 60 $$