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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
436 AM CDT Thu Aug 20 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 Friday.


TXZ279-280-282-202100-
Big Bend National Park-
436 AM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026

.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to around
106 along the Rio Grande. Light and variable winds becoming east
10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 72 to 77. In the mountains, east winds
10 to 15 mph shifting to the south after midnight. Along the Rio
Grande, east winds 10 to 15 mph in the evening becoming light and
variable.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80 in the mountains to around
104 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. In the mountains, east
winds 15 to 20 mph decreasing to around 10 mph after midnight. Along
the Rio Grande, southeast winds 10 to 15 mph in the evening becoming
light and variable.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80 in the mountains to around
104 along the Rio Grande. In the mountains, east winds 10 to 15 mph.
Along the Rio Grande, light and variable winds becoming east 10 to
15 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 72 to 77.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80 in the mountains to around
104 along the Rio Grande.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 72 to 77.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to around
105 along the Rio Grande.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 72 to 77.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80 in the mountains to around
105 along the Rio Grande.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 72 to 77.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to
around 105 along the Rio Grande.

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               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center     100     74     98  /
Castolon            105     79    103  /
Chisos Basin         88     66     87  /
Persimmon Gap       100     76     99  /
Rio Grande Village  110     78    108  /


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NMZ027-028-202100-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
336 AM MDT Thu Aug 20 2026

.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. North winds around 10 mph
shifting to the east in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph shifting to the northwest after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph shifting to the southwest after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 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 upper 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      98     73     97  /


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TXZ277-202100-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
436 AM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026

.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. West winds around 10 mph
shifting to the east in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds around
10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds around 10 mph
shifting to the east in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph shifting to the south after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Light and variable winds
becoming southeast 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      97     65     96  /


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TXZ270-271-202100-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
336 AM MDT Thu Aug 20 2026

.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s near the mountain peaks to
the upper 90s below 5000 feet. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 64 to 71. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s near the mountain peaks to
the upper 90s below 5000 feet. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 64 to 71. East winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s near the mountain peaks to
the upper 90s below 5000 feet. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 64 to 71.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s near the mountain peaks to
the upper 90s below 5000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 64 to 71.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s near the mountain peaks to the
upper 90s below 5000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 64 to 71.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s near the mountain peaks to
the upper 90s below 5000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 64 to 71.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s near the mountain peaks
to the upper 90s below 5000 feet.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      95     69     93  /
Dog Canyon           88     66     86  /
McKittrick Canyon    96     71     94  /


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