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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1013 PM CDT Wed Jun 18 2025

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

Spot temperatures and probabilities of measurable precipitation are
for today, tonight, and Juneteenth.


TXZ279-280-282-190415-
Big Bend National Park-
1013 PM CDT Wed Jun 18 2025

.TODAY...Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Highs in the upper 80s in the mountains to around 110 along the Rio
Grande. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the northeast in
the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
evening. Lows 73 to 78. East winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of
precipitation 20 percent.
.JUNETEENTH...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to
around 105 along the Rio Grande. East winds 10 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 71 to 76. East winds 10 to
20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80 in the mountains to around
103 along the Rio Grande. East winds around 10 mph shifting to the
southeast 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 71 to 76.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s in the
mountains to around 100 along the Rio Grande.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows 71 to 76.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s in the
mountains to the upper 90s along the Rio Grande.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows
in the mid 70s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning,
then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs
in the mid 70s in the mountains to the upper 90s along the Rio
Grande. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows 70 to 75.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s in the
mountains to the upper 90s along the Rio Grande.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center     104     74     98  /  10     20
Castolon            110     80    105  /  10     20
Chisos Basin         93     67     87  /  10     20
Persimmon Gap       105     75     99  /  10     20
Rio Grande Village  113     77    107  /  10     10


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NMZ027-028-190415-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
913 PM MDT Wed Jun 18 2025

.TODAY...Sunny. Very windy. Highs in the lower 90s. North winds
30 to 40 mph with gusts to around 60 mph becoming northeast 15 to
25 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Windy. Lows around 70. Northeast winds
20 to 30 mph.
.JUNETEENTH...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. East winds 10 to
20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. East winds 15 to
25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 10 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Windy. Highs in the lower 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Windy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Windy. Highs in the lower 90s.
.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 around 70. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning,
then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs
in the mid 80s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then a chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms after midnight. Windy. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance
of precipitation 50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning,
then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Windy.
Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      93     72     93  /


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TXZ277-190415-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
1013 PM CDT Wed Jun 18 2025

.TODAY...Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Highs in the mid 90s. South winds around 10 mph shifting to the
northeast in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
evening. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds 10 to 15 mph in the evening
becoming light and variable.
.JUNETEENTH...Sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with isolated
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s.
East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast
winds 15 to 20 mph decreasing to around 10 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of precipitation
60 percent.
.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 in the mid 60s. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning,
then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs
in the mid 80s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows
in the lower 60s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      94     66     93  /  10     10     20


$$

TXZ270-271-190415-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
913 PM MDT Wed Jun 18 2025

.TODAY...Sunny. Highs around 80 near the mountain peaks to the mid
90s below 5000 feet. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph increasing to
15 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Windy. Lows 64 to 71. Northeast winds 20 to
30 mph.
.JUNETEENTH...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s near the mountain peaks
to the mid 90s below 5000 feet. East winds 15 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Windy. Lows 63 to 70. East winds
20 to 30 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s near the mountain peaks to
the mid 90s below 5000 feet. South winds 10 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Windy. Lows 64 to 71.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Windy. Highs in the lower 80s near the
mountain peaks to the mid 90s below 5000 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Windy. Lows 64 to 71.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Windy. Highs in the upper 70s near
the mountain peaks to the lower 90s below 5000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows 61 to 68. Chance of
precipitation 60 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning,
then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs
in the lower 70s near the mountain peaks to the mid 80s below
5000 feet. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then a chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows 61 to 68. Chance of precipitation
50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers 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.
Chance of precipitation 40 percent.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      91     70     91  /                10
Dog Canyon           84     64     83  /                10
McKittrick Canyon    91     69     91  /                10


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