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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
139 AM CDT Wed Jul 22 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 Thursday.


TXZ279-280-282-222100-
Big Bend National Park-
139 AM CDT Wed Jul 22 2026

.REST OF TODAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the lower 80s in the
mountains to around 106 along the Rio Grande. Light and variable
winds becoming northeast 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 73 to 79. Northeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to around
106 along the Rio Grande. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 74 to 80. Northeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY...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.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 74 to 80.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to around
106 along the Rio Grande.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 74 to 80.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to around
106 along the Rio Grande.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 73 to 78.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to around
107 along the Rio Grande.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 73 to 79.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s in the mountains to around
108 along the Rio Grande.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center     100     74    100  /
Castolon            104     79    104  /
Chisos Basin         88     66     88  /
Persimmon Gap       100     76    101  /
Rio Grande Village  110     80    110  /


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NMZ027-028-222100-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
1239 AM MDT Wed Jul 22 2026

.REST OF TODAY...Decreasing clouds. Highs in the mid 90s. Light and
variable winds becoming east 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph shifting to the southeast in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      97     75     98  /


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TXZ277-222100-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
139 AM CDT Wed Jul 22 2026

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

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      94     65     95  /


$$

TXZ270-271-222100-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
1239 AM MDT Wed Jul 22 2026

.REST OF TODAY...Mostly clear. Highs around 80 near the mountain
peaks to the mid 90s below 5000 feet. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 64 to 71. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s near the mountain peaks to
the upper 90s below 5000 feet. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 66 to 73. East winds 10 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s near the mountain peaks to
the upper 90s below 5000 feet. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph shifting
to the south in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 67 to 74.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s near the mountain
peaks to the upper 90s below 5000 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 67 to 74.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s near the
mountain peaks to the upper 90s below 5000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 66 to 73.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s near the mountain
peaks to the upper 90s below 5000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 66 to 73.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s near the mountain peaks to
the upper 90s below 5000 feet.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      92     70     94  /
Dog Canyon           84     65     86  /
McKittrick Canyon    93     72     95  /


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