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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
436 PM CDT Sun Aug 16 2026

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

Spot temperatures and probabilities of measurable precipitation are
for tonight, Monday, Monday night, and Tuesday.


TXZ279-280-282-170900-
Big Bend National Park-
436 PM CDT Sun Aug 16 2026

.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 70 to 75. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to around
102 along the Rio Grande. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 70 to 75. East winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to around
101 along the Rio Grande. East winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 72 to 77. East winds around
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to
around 103 along the Rio Grande.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 72 to 77.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to around
105 along the Rio Grande.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 73 to 78.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80 in the mountains to around
104 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.

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      71     95     71     95  /  20
Castolon             76    101     76    100  /  20
Chisos Basin         64     84     64     84  /  20
Persimmon Gap        73     97     73     96  /  10
Rio Grande Village   76    106     76    105  /  10


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NMZ027-028-170900-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
336 PM MDT Sun Aug 16 2026

.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds 10 to
15 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 70. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly 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.

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      70     94     71     95  /


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TXZ277-170900-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
436 PM CDT Sun Aug 16 2026

.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
evening. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast winds around 10 mph in the
evening becoming light and variable.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs around 90. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds around
10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. East winds
around 10 mph shifting to the south after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.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.

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      62     90     62     92  /  20     10


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TXZ270-271-170900-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
336 PM MDT Sun Aug 16 2026

.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 60 to 67. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s near the mountain peaks to the
lower 90s below 5000 feet. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 62 to 69. East winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s near the mountain peaks to
the mid 90s below 5000 feet. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 62 to 69. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s near the mountain peaks
to the mid 90s below 5000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 64 to 71.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s near the mountain peaks to
the upper 90s below 5000 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 63 to 70.
.FRIDAY...Mostly 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 mid 90s below 5000 feet.

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      66     89     67     91  /  10     10
Dog Canyon           62     81     63     84  /  10     10
McKittrick Canyon    67     90     69     92  /  10     10


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