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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
436 PM CDT Fri Aug 14 2026

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

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


TXZ279-280-282-150900-
Big Bend National Park-
436 PM CDT Fri Aug 14 2026

.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the evening, then mostly clear after midnight. Lows 72 to 77. East
winds 10 to 15 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to around
102 along the Rio Grande. Light and variable winds becoming east
around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 71 to 76. East winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to around
102 along the Rio Grande. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 71 to 76. East winds 10 to
15 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to around
103 along the Rio Grande.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 71 to 76.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to around
103 along the Rio Grande.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 71 to 76.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80 in the mountains to around
104 along the Rio Grande.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 73 to 78.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to around
106 along the Rio Grande.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 73 to 79.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80 in the mountains to around
105 along the Rio Grande.

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      73     96     72     95  /  30     10     10
Castolon             78    101     77    100  /  30     10     10     10
Chisos Basin         65     85     64     84  /  30     10     10
Persimmon Gap        75     97     74     96  /  30     10     10
Rio Grande Village   78    105     76    105  /  30     10     10     10


$$

NMZ027-028-150900-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
336 PM MDT Fri Aug 14 2026

.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the lower
70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph
shifting to the southeast 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Chance of
precipitation 20 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms
in the evening. Lows around 70. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      72     96     71     94  /  20     20     10


$$

TXZ277-150900-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
436 PM CDT Fri Aug 14 2026

.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the evening, then mostly clear after midnight. Lows in the lower
60s. Southeast winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and
variable.
.SATURDAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with scattered
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s.
Light and variable winds becoming southeast 10 to 15 mph in the
afternoon. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Light and variable winds
becoming southeast around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast winds
around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.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 mid 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      64     91     63     90  /  40     30     20     20


$$

TXZ270-271-150900-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
336 PM MDT Fri Aug 14 2026

.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
evening. Lows 62 to 69. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the
southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with scattered
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s
near the mountain peaks to the mid 90s below 5000 feet. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the southeast in the afternoon.
Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms
in the evening. Lows 62 to 69. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s near the mountain peaks to
the lower 90s below 5000 feet. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 62 to 69. East winds 10 to
15 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s near the mountain peaks to
the mid 90s below 5000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 62 to 69.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80 near the mountain peaks to the mid
90s below 5000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 63 to 70.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s near the mountain peaks
to the upper 90s below 5000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 64 to 71.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s near the mountain peaks to
the upper 90s below 5000 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 63 to 70.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s near the mountain peaks to
the upper 90s below 5000 feet.

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      68     92     67     90  /  10     30     20     10
Dog Canyon           64     84     63     82  /  10     30     20     10
McKittrick Canyon    70     92     69     91  /  10     30     20     10


$$