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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1237 PM CST Thu Nov 5 2026

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 Friday.


TXZ279-280-282-052200-
Big Bend National Park-
1237 PM CST Thu Nov 5 2026

.REST OF TODAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s in the
mountains to the upper 80s along the Rio Grande. North winds around
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Decreasing clouds. Lows 51 to 56. Northeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Increasing clouds. Cooler. Highs in the upper 50s in the
mountains to the upper 70s along the Rio Grande. Northeast winds
around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers after
midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers in the morning, then
showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Highs in the upper 40s in the mountains to around 70 along the Rio
Grande. Northeast winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation
70 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Chance of showers in the evening, then showers
after midnight. Lows in the lower 50s. Chance of showers 90 percent.
.SUNDAY...Cloudy. Showers likely in the morning, then a chance of
showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 40s in the mountains to
the mid 60s along the Rio Grande. Chance of showers 70 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers in the
evening. Lows in the lower 50s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s in the mountains to
the lower 70s along the Rio Grande.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s in the mountains to
the mid 70s along the Rio Grande.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.VETERANS DAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs around 60 in the mountains to
the upper 70s along the Rio Grande.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      80     51     69  /
Castolon             86     58     77  /
Chisos Basin         72     47     62  /
Persimmon Gap        80     54     69  /
Rio Grande Village   89     57     79  /


$$

NMZ027-028-052200-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
1137 AM MST Thu Nov 5 2026

.REST OF TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. North winds 15 to
20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Increasing clouds. Lows in the mid 40s. Northeast winds
10 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Increasing clouds. Highs in the mid 50s. Northeast winds
10 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the evening,
then a chance of showers after midnight. Lows 43 to 48. East winds
10 to 15 mph in the evening becoming light and variable. Chance of
showers 50 percent.
.SATURDAY...Showers in the morning, then showers likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 50s. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
Chance of showers 80 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Lows
in the mid 40s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
.VETERANS DAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      61     45     57  /


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TXZ277-052200-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
1237 PM CST Thu Nov 5 2026

.REST OF TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. North winds around
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. North winds 10 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Increasing clouds. Highs in the mid 60s. Northeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely after midnight. Lows
in the mid 40s. Northeast winds around 10 mph. Chance of showers
70 percent.
.SATURDAY...Showers, cooler. Highs in the mid 50s. Northeast winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of showers 90 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the lower 40s.
Chance of showers 70 percent.
.SUNDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers in the
evening. Lows in the lower 40s.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
.VETERANS DAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      72     43     66  /


$$

TXZ270-271-052200-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
1137 AM MST Thu Nov 5 2026

.REST OF TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s near the mountain peaks
to the upper 60s below 5000 feet. Northeast winds 10 to 20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder. Lows 38 to 44. Northeast winds
15 to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Increasing clouds. Highs in the upper 40s near the
mountain peaks to the lower 60s below 5000 feet. Northeast winds
10 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Slight chance of showers in the evening, then
showers after midnight. Lows 39 to 46. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of showers 80 percent.
.SATURDAY...Showers in the morning, then showers likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 40s near the mountain peaks to the mid
50s below 5000 feet. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of showers
80 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Lows
37 to 44.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 40s near the mountain
peaks to the upper 50s below 5000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 37 to 43.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s near the mountain peaks to
the lower 60s below 5000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 39 to 45.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s near the mountain peaks to
the upper 60s below 5000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 42 to 48.
.VETERANS DAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s near the mountain
peaks to around 70 below 5000 feet.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      64     44     57  /
Dog Canyon           60     38     53  /
McKittrick Canyon    63     45     56  /


$$