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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
120 AM 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 today, tonight, and Thursday.


TXZ279-280-282-162115-
Big Bend National Park-
120 AM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025

.TODAY...Sunny. 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
southeast around 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation
50 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms in
the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows 73 to 78. East
winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the northeast after midnight. Chance
of precipitation 20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly 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 40 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...Partly cloudy. Lows 71 to 76.
.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 in the upper 70s.
.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.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      95     75     95  /  40     40     40
Castolon            101     80    101  /  40     40     40
Chisos Basin         84     68     84  /  40     40     40
Persimmon Gap        97     76     97  /  30     30     40
Rio Grande Village  104     78    104  /  40     40     40


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NMZ027-028-162115-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
1220 AM MDT Wed Jul 16 2025

.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. South winds around 10 mph. Chance
of precipitation 30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly 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...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast
winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.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.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      93     72     90  /  10     10     30


$$

TXZ277-162115-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
120 AM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025

.TODAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with scattered
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s.
Southwest winds around 10 mph in the morning becoming light and
variable. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
evening. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds around 10 mph shifting
to the southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. 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 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Decreasing clouds. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. South winds
around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.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 30 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 30 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 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      90     67     88  /  40     40     40


$$

TXZ270-271-162115-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
120 AM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025 /1220 AM MDT Wed Jul 16 2025/

.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s near the mountain peaks to
the mid 90s below 5000 feet. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 62 to 69. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s near the mountain peaks to the
lower 90s below 5000 feet. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of
precipitation 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then 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 40 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...Mostly cloudy. Lows 62 to 69.
.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 mid 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.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      90     69     87  /  10     10     30
Dog Canyon           81     62     78  /  10     10     30
McKittrick Canyon    90     70     87  /  10     10     30


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