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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
437 PM CDT Thu Jul 30 2026

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

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


TXZ279-280-282-310900-
Big Bend National Park-
437 PM CDT Thu Jul 30 2026

.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 72 to 77. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to around
107 along the Rio Grande. Light and variable winds becoming east
10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 72 to 77. East winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Increasing clouds. Highs around 80 in the mountains to
around 104 along the Rio Grande. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph
increasing to 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Decreasing clouds. Lows 72 to 77. Northeast winds
15 to 25 mph decreasing to around 10 mph after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. 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.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 70 to 75.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80 in the mountains to around
103 along the Rio Grande.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 71 to 76.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80 in the mountains to around
104 along the Rio Grande.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 71 to 76.
.WEDNESDAY...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.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 71 to 76.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to
around 101 along the Rio Grande.

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                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      73    101     73     97  /
Castolon             79    106     79    103  /
Chisos Basin         66     89     66     86  /
Persimmon Gap        74    101     75     97  /
Rio Grande Village   78    111     78    108  /


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NMZ027-028-310900-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
337 PM MDT Thu Jul 30 2026

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds
around 10 mph shifting to the south after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs around 100. Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy after midnight.
Lows in the lower 70s. Northeast winds around 10 mph with gusts to
around 25 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. North winds
10 to 15 mph shifting to the east in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight.
Lows in the upper 60s. East winds 10 to 15 mph in the evening
becoming light and variable.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      73    101     73     93  /         10     20     30


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TXZ277-310900-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
437 PM CDT Thu Jul 30 2026

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds around
10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Light and variable winds
becoming east 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds
around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Northeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Northeast
winds 10 to 15 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      67     99     67     92  /                10     20


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TXZ270-271-310900-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
337 PM MDT Thu Jul 30 2026

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 65 to 72. East winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s near the mountain peaks to
around 102 below 5000 feet. Light and variable winds becoming east
around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after
midnight. Lows 64 to 71. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of
precipitation 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 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. Northeast winds
around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight.
Lows 60 to 67. East winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming
light and variable.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s near the mountain peaks to
the lower 90s below 5000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 62 to 69.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s near the mountain peaks to
the mid 90s below 5000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 63 to 70.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s near the mountain peaks to
the upper 90s below 5000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 63 to 70.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80 near the mountain peaks to the
mid 90s below 5000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 62 to 69.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80 near the mountain peaks to the
mid 90s below 5000 feet.

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      70     98     70     90  /         10     20     30
Dog Canyon           66     90     65     82  /         20     20     50
McKittrick Canyon    72     99     71     91  /         10     20     40


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