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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
436 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 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 Wednesday.


TXZ279-280-282-182100-
Big Bend National Park-
436 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026

.TODAY...Sunny. 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.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 71 to 76. In the mountains, southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph. Along the Rio Grande, southeast winds around
10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to
around 104 along the Rio Grande. Southeast winds around 10 mph in
the mountains...light and variable winds along the Rio Grande.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 72 to 77. Southeast winds
around 10 mph in the mountains...southeast around 10 mph along the
Rio Grande.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to around
106 along the Rio Grande. Light and variable winds becoming east
around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 73 to 78.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80 in the mountains to around
105 along the Rio Grande.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 72 to 77.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80 in the mountains to around
104 along the Rio Grande.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 72 to 77.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80 in the mountains to around
104 along the Rio Grande.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 72 to 77.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to around
105 along the Rio Grande.

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               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      96     72     97  /
Castolon            101     78    102  /
Chisos Basin         84     65     86  /
Persimmon Gap        97     75     98  /
Rio Grande Village  106     77    107  /


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NMZ027-028-182100-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
336 AM MDT Tue Aug 18 2026

.TODAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds around 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds around
10 mph shifting to the southwest after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Light and variable winds
becoming southeast around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast
winds around 10 mph shifting to the west after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. North winds around 10 mph
shifting to the east in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      96     72     99  /  20     20     10


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TXZ277-182100-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
436 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026

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

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      92     64     96  /  20     20     20


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TXZ270-271-182100-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
336 AM MDT Tue Aug 18 2026

.TODAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s near the mountain peaks to the
mid 90s below 5000 feet. Light and variable winds becoming southeast
around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 63 to 70. Light and variable winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s near the mountain peaks
to the upper 90s below 5000 feet. Light and variable winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 64 to 71. Light and variable
winds.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s near the mountain peaks to
the upper 90s below 5000 feet. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 64 to 71.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s near the mountain peaks to
the mid 90s below 5000 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 63 to 70.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s near the mountain peaks to
the mid 90s below 5000 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 63 to 70.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s near the mountain peaks to
the upper 90s below 5000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 64 to 71.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s near the mountain peaks to
the upper 90s below 5000 feet.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      91     68     94  /  20     20     10
Dog Canyon           84     64     87  /  20     20     10
McKittrick Canyon    92     71     95  /  20     20     10


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