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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
140 PM CDT Mon Sep 21 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 Tuesday.


TXZ279-280-282-212100-
Big Bend National Park-
140 PM CDT Mon Sep 21 2026

.REST OF TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s in the mountains to
around 100 along the Rio Grande. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Increasing clouds. Lows 70 to 75. In the mountains, east
winds 10 to 15 mph. Along the Rio Grande, east winds 10 to 15 mph in
the evening becoming light and variable.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s in the
mountains to the upper 90s along the Rio Grande. East winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 69 to 75. East winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s in the
mountains to the mid 90s along the Rio Grande. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows 69 to 74.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s in the mountains
to the upper 90s along the Rio Grande.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows 69 to 74.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s in the mountains to
the upper 90s along the Rio Grande.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows 70 to 75.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s in the mountains to
the upper 90s along the Rio Grande.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 70 to 75.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s in the
mountains to the upper 90s along the Rio Grande.

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               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      94     71     90  /                20
Castolon             98     78     96  /                10
Chisos Basin         83     63     79  /                10
Persimmon Gap        95     74     91  /                10
Rio Grande Village  103     74    100  /  10     10     20


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NMZ027-028-212100-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
1240 PM MDT Mon Sep 21 2026

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds
around 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a
20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows
in the upper 60s. East winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. East winds
around 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Chance of
precipitation 40 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
evening, then showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms
after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Gusts up to 30 mph in the evening. Chance of precipitation
60 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the
morning, then showers and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to
around 30 mph. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Showers and chance of thunderstorms in the
evening, then showers and slight chance of thunderstorms after
midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and slight chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely and slight chance
of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely in the morning, then showers
likely and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the
upper 70s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the
mid 60s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning,
then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs
in the lower 80s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers
after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.

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               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      90     69     84  /         20     40


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TXZ277-212100-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
140 PM CDT Mon Sep 21 2026

.REST OF TODAY...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds around 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Increasing clouds. Lows around 60. East winds around
10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. East winds 10 to 20 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers after
midnight. Lows around 60. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to
around 30 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers in the morning, then a
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around
80. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation
50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after
midnight. Lows around 60. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning,
then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs
in the lower 80s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then a chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows around 60. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers in the morning, then a
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the
lower 80s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms in the evening. Lows around 60. Chance of
precipitation 30 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of
precipitation 60 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      89     61     85  /  10     10     30


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TXZ270-271-212100-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
1240 PM MDT Mon Sep 21 2026

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s near the mountain peaks
to around 90 below 5000 feet. Light and variable winds.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a
20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows
58 to 65. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs around 70 near the mountain peaks to the mid 80s
below 5000 feet. East winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation
30 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
evening, then showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms
after midnight. Lows 56 to 63. East winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to
around 40 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the
morning, then showers and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Highs in the lower 60s near the mountain peaks to the mid 70s below
5000 feet. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph in the
morning. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the
evening, then showers and slight chance of thunderstorms after
midnight. Lows 55 to 62. Chance of precipitation 80 percent.
.THURSDAY...Showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms in the
morning, then showers and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Highs in the mid 60s near the mountain peaks to the upper 70s below
5000 feet. Chance of precipitation 80 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely and slight chance
of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows 55 to 62. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent.
.FRIDAY...Showers likely in the morning, then showers and chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s near the
mountain peaks to the upper 70s below 5000 feet. Chance of
precipitation 80 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Lows 56 to
63. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning,
then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Highs around 70 near the mountain peaks to the lower 80s below
5000 feet. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after
midnight. Lows 58 to 65. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s near the
mountain peaks to the mid 80s below 5000 feet.

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               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      87     64     81  /         10     30
Dog Canyon           80     59     74  /         10     30
McKittrick Canyon    88     65     81  /         20     30


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