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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1234 PM CDT Sat Aug 30 2025

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 Sunday.


TXZ279-280-282-302100-
Big Bend National Park-
1234 PM CDT Sat Aug 30 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s in the
mountains to around 103 along the Rio Grande. Light and variable
winds becoming east around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows 71 to 76. In the mountains, east
winds around 10 mph. Along the Rio Grande, east winds around 10 mph
in the evening becoming light and variable.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. A 50 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. Northeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then a chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows 69 to 74. Northeast winds 10 to
15 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.LABOR DAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s in the
mountains to the lower 90s along the Rio Grande. Northeast winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows 66 to 71.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning,
then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Highs in the lower 70s in the mountains to the mid 90s along the Rio
Grande. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 65 to 70.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s in the mountains
to the upper 90s along the Rio Grande.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 67 to 72.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s in the mountains
to the upper 90s along the Rio Grande.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 67 to 72.
.FRIDAY...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.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      97     72     91  /  20     20     40
Castolon            102     78     98  /  20     20     30
Chisos Basin         85     65     80  /  20     20     30
Persimmon Gap        98     75     92  /  20     20     50
Rio Grande Village  107     76    102  /  20     20     40


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NMZ027-028-302100-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
1134 AM MDT Sat Aug 30 2025

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...

.REST OF TODAY...Partly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Light and
variable winds. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Light and variable winds
becoming southwest around 10 mph after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Partly 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 upper 70s. North winds
around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Northeast winds around
10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.LABOR DAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then mostly sunny with a
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the
upper 70s. Northeast winds around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation
40 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      87     67     79  /  60     60     60


$$

TXZ277-302100-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
1234 PM CDT Sat Aug 30 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Increasing clouds. Showers and thunderstorms likely
in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Light and variable winds.
Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms
in the evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Light and variable winds.
Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon.
Highs in the upper 70s. Northeast winds around 10 mph. Chance of
precipitation 60 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Northeast winds around 10 mph in
the evening becoming light and variable.
.LABOR DAY...Showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms in
the morning, then showers with thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of precipitation 80 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      87     62     79  /  60     60     60


$$

TXZ270-271-302100-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
1134 AM MDT Sat Aug 30 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Partly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely in
the afternoon. Highs around 70 near the mountain peaks to the upper
80s below 5000 feet. Light and variable winds. Chance of
precipitation 60 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
evening, then a chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms
after midnight. Lows 58 to 65. Northeast winds around 10 mph. Chance
of precipitation 50 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely
in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s near the mountain peaks to
the lower 80s below 5000 feet. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance
of precipitation 60 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows 56 to 63. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.LABOR DAY...Partly 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 mid 60s near the
mountain peaks to the lower 80s below 5000 feet. East winds around
10 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 55 to 62.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s near the mountain
peaks to the mid 80s below 5000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 56 to 63.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs around 70 near the mountain peaks
to the mid 80s below 5000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 57 to 64.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 70 near the mountain
peaks to the mid 80s below 5000 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 58 to 65.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 70 near the mountain
peaks to the mid 80s below 5000 feet.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      83     64     77  /  60     60     60
Dog Canyon           72     58     67  /  60     60     60
McKittrick Canyon    83     66     77  /  60     60     60


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