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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
534 PM CDT Wed Aug 12 2026

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

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


TXZ279-280-282-130900-
Big Bend National Park-
534 PM CDT Wed Aug 12 2026

.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 75 to 80. Southeast winds around
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs around 80 in the mountains to around 105 along the
Rio Grande. Light and variable winds becoming southeast around
10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 74 to 79. Southeast winds
around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...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.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 72 to 77. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY...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.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows 71 to 76.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to
around 101 along the Rio Grande.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 71 to 76.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to around
102 along the Rio Grande.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 72 to 77.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to around
103 along the Rio Grande.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 72 to 78.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to
around 103 along the Rio Grande.

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      76     98     75     97  /  20     20     20     10
Castolon             81    103     80    102  /  20     20     20     10
Chisos Basin         67     87     67     85  /  20     20     20     10
Persimmon Gap        78     99     77     97  /  20     20     20     10
Rio Grande Village   81    108     81    107  /  20     20     20     20


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NMZ027-028-130900-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
434 PM MDT Wed Aug 12 2026

.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Southwest
winds around 10 mph shifting to the south in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows around 70. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs around 90.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      74     96     73     95  /  10     10     10     20


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TXZ277-130900-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
534 PM CDT Wed Aug 12 2026

.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds around
10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.THURSDAY...Sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with scattered
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s.
West winds around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Lows
in the mid 60s. Light and variable winds.
.FRIDAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with showers and
thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs around 90. Light and
variable winds. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 60s. Light and
variable winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs around 90.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      67     92     66     91  /  30     40     40     60


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TXZ270-271-130900-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
434 PM MDT Wed Aug 12 2026

.TONIGHT...Decreasing clouds. Lows 63 to 70. West winds around
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s near the mountain
peaks to the lower 90s below 5000 feet. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 63 to 70. Southwest winds
around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...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. Southwest winds
around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy with a slight
chance of showers after midnight. Lows 62 to 69. Southeast winds
around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable. Chance of
precipitation 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. 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.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows 60 to 67.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s near the mountain peaks to the
lower 90s below 5000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 61 to 68.
.MONDAY...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.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 62 to 69.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s near the mountain peaks to
the mid 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.

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      69     90     68     90  /  10     10     20     20
Dog Canyon           64     82     64     83  /  10     10     10     30
McKittrick Canyon    71     91     70     91  /  10     10     10     30


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