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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
259 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 the rest of today, tonight, and Friday.


TXZ279-280-282-302100-
Big Bend National Park-
259 PM CDT Thu Jul 30 2026

.REST OF TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to
around 106 along the Rio Grande. East winds around 10 mph.
.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...Mostly cloudy. Lows 72 to 77.
.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.

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               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center     100     73    101  /
Castolon            105     79    106  /
Chisos Basin         89     66     89  /
Persimmon Gap       100     74    101  /
Rio Grande Village  110     78    111  /


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NMZ027-028-302100-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
159 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...

.REST OF TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. East winds around
10 mph.
.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. A 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s.
.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.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      99     73    101  /                10


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TXZ277-302100-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
259 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...

.REST OF TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. East winds
around 10 mph.
.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.
.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.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      98     67     99  /


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TXZ270-271-302100-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
159 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...

.REST OF TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s near the mountain peaks
to the upper 90s below 5000 feet. East winds around 10 mph.
.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. A 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows 60 to 67.
.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.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      96     70     98  /                10
Dog Canyon           89     66     90  /                20
McKittrick Canyon    97     72     99  /                10


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