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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
234 PM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025

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

Spot temperatures and probabilities of measurable precipitation are
for tonight, Thursday, Thursday night, and Friday.


TXZ279-280-282-170900-
Big Bend National Park-
234 PM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025

.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
evening. Lows 73 to 78. Southeast winds around 10 mph. Chance of
precipitation 20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Isolated showers in the morning, then scattered
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s
in the mountains to around 101 along the Rio Grande. Light and
variable winds becoming east around 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance
of precipitation 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows 70 to 75. In the mountains,
southeast winds around 10 mph. Along the Rio Grande, southeast winds
around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to around
100 along the Rio Grande. East winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 71 to 76. Southeast winds around
10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to
around 102 along the Rio Grande.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s in the
mountains to around 105 along the Rio Grande.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows 75 to 80.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s in the
mountains to around 105 along the Rio Grande.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s in the
mountains to around 104 along the Rio Grande.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows 72 to 77.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers in the
morning. Highs around 80 in the mountains to around 104 along the
Rio Grande.

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                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      75     95     72     95  /  30     40     40     10
Castolon             80    101     77    100  /  40     50     50     10
Chisos Basin         68     84     65     84  /  40     50     50     20
Persimmon Gap        76     97     72     97  /  30     30     30     10
Rio Grande Village   78    104     75    104  /  30     40     40     10


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NMZ027-028-170900-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
134 PM MDT Wed Jul 16 2025

.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds around
10 mph shifting to the west after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with scattered
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s.
West winds around 10 mph shifting to the southeast in the afternoon.
Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows around 70. Southeast
winds around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast
winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds
around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers in the
morning. Highs in the lower 90s.

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      72     90     70     88  /  10     30     30     40


$$

TXZ277-170900-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
234 PM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025

.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the upper
60s. South winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with
scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the
upper 80s. Light and variable winds becoming southeast around 10 mph
in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. South winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds
around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. A 30 percent chance of showers in the morning.
Highs in the lower 90s.

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      67     88     66     88  /  50     80     80     40


$$

TXZ270-271-170900-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
134 PM MDT Wed Jul 16 2025

.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 62 to 69. Southwest winds around
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with scattered
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s
near the mountain peaks to the lower 90s below 5000 feet. West winds
around 10 mph shifting to the south in the afternoon. Chance of
precipitation 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of
showers and slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows
62 to 69. Southeast winds around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation
30 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s near the
mountain peaks to around 90 below 5000 feet. Light and variable
winds becoming southeast around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Decreasing clouds. Lows 62 to 69. Southeast winds
around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s near the
mountain peaks to the lower 90s below 5000 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 64 to 71.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 30 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.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 64 to 71.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. 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.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 64 to 71.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 80 near the mountain
peaks to the mid 90s below 5000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 63 to 70.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers in the
morning. Highs around 80 near the mountain peaks to the mid 90s
below 5000 feet.

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      69     87     69     86  /  10     30     30     50
Dog Canyon           62     78     63     78  /  10     40     40     60
McKittrick Canyon    70     87     69     86  /  10     40     40     50


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