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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1235 AM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025

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

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


TXZ279-280-282-162100-
Big Bend National Park-
1235 AM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the lower 70s in the
mountains to the mid 90s along the Rio Grande. Southeast winds
around 10 mph late in the evening becoming light and variable, then
becoming southeast around 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 62 to 67. Light and variable winds.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s in the mountains to the mid
90s along the Rio Grande. Light and variable winds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 63 to 68. Light and variable
winds.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s in the mountains to the
mid 90s along the Rio Grande. In the mountains, west winds around
10 mph. Along the Rio Grande, light and variable winds becoming
northwest around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70 in the mountains to the mid 90s
along the Rio Grande.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 61 to 66.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s in the mountains to the upper
90s along the Rio Grande.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 62 to 67.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s in the mountains to
the lower 90s along the Rio Grande.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 57 to 62.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s in the mountains to
around 90 along the Rio Grande.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      88     64     89  /         10
Castolon             94     69     94  /  10     20
Chisos Basin         78     57     79  /  10     10
Persimmon Gap        89     66     90  /         10
Rio Grande Village   98     67     99  /         10


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NMZ027-028-162100-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
1135 PM MDT Wed Oct 15 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds
around 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. West winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds
around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Cooler. Highs in the lower 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      84     60     80  /  10     10


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TXZ277-162100-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
1235 AM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Mostly clear, then partly cloudy with a 20 percent
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the
lower 80s. Light and variable winds becoming southwest around
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 50s. Light and
variable winds.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Light and variable winds
becoming west around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Light and
variable winds.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. West winds around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 50.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Cooler. Highs in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      84     55     82  /  20     20


$$

TXZ270-271-162100-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
1135 PM MDT Wed Oct 15 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Decreasing clouds. Highs in the mid 60s near the
mountain peaks to the lower 80s below 5000 feet. East winds 10 to
15 mph shifting to the south, then shifting to the southwest in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 51 to 58. West winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s near the mountain peaks to
the upper 70s below 5000 feet. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 49 to 55. West winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s near the mountain peaks to
the upper 70s below 5000 feet. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 44 to 51.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s near the mountain peaks to
the mid 70s below 5000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 47 to 54.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s near the mountain peaks to the
lower 80s below 5000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 46 to 53.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s near the mountain
peaks to the lower 70s below 5000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 44 to 51.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s near the mountain
peaks to the mid 70s below 5000 feet.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      79     56     75  /  10     10
Dog Canyon           68     51     64  /  10     10
McKittrick Canyon    80     59     76  /  10     10


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