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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
436 AM CST Tue Nov 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 Wednesday.


TXZ279-280-282-182200-
Big Bend National Park-
436 AM CST Tue Nov 18 2025

.TODAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Highs in the
upper 60s in the mountains to the upper 80s along the Rio Grande. In
the mountains, southwest winds around 10 mph in the morning becoming
light and variable. Along the Rio Grande, light and variable winds.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Light and variable
winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s in the mountains
to the lower 80s along the Rio Grande. Light and variable winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the evening,
then a chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms after
midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast winds around 10 mph
shifting to the southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation
50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the morning,
then mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
Highs in the lower 60s in the mountains to the mid 80s along the Rio
Grande. In the mountains, south winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the
southwest 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Along the Rio Grande,
southeast winds around 10 mph shifting to the southwest in the
afternoon. Chance of showers 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Cooler. Lows around 50.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s in the mountains to the
upper 70s along the Rio Grande.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s in the mountains to around
80 along the Rio Grande.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s in the mountains to
the lower 80s along the Rio Grande.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s in the mountains to the
mid 70s along the Rio Grande.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      83     56     78  /                10
Castolon             87     59     82  /                10
Chisos Basin         74     53     68  /                10
Persimmon Gap        84     60     78  /                10
Rio Grande Village   92     54     86  /                10


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NMZ027-028-182200-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
336 AM MST Tue Nov 18 2025

.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Southwest winds
around 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Increasing clouds. Lows in the mid 50s. Light and
variable winds becoming west around 10 mph after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s. West winds 10 to
15 mph shifting to the south in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers in the evening,
then a chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms after
midnight. Lows in the lower 50s. East winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to
the north after midnight. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and slight chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Patchy blowing dust in the
afternoon. Very windy. Highs in the lower 60s. West winds 20 to
30 mph increasing to 30 to 40 mph with gusts to around 55 mph in the
afternoon. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Very windy. Colder. Patchy blowing
dust through the night. Lows in the lower 40s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, windy. Patchy blowing dust in the morning. Highs in
the lower 60s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Windy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers. Highs
in the mid 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers in the
evening. Windy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Windy. Highs around 60.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      74     56     71  /         10     10


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TXZ277-182200-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
436 AM CST Tue Nov 18 2025

.TODAY...Increasing clouds. Highs in the mid 70s. Light and variable
winds becoming south around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Increasing clouds. Lows in the mid 40s. Light and
variable winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. Light and
variable winds becoming east around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 40s.
Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the southeast after
midnight. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs
in the mid 60s. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to
25 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Windy, colder. Patchy blowing dust
in the evening. Lows in the mid 30s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 30s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      77     46     72  /         10     10


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TXZ270-271-182200-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
336 AM MST Tue Nov 18 2025

.TODAY...Increasing clouds. Highs in the upper 50s near the mountain
peaks to the lower 70s below 5000 feet. West winds around 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 46 to 53. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 50s near the mountain
peaks to the upper 60s below 5000 feet. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers in the evening,
then a chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms after
midnight. Lows 45 to 51. East winds 10 to 20 mph shifting to the
northwest 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation
40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and slight chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Areas of blowing dust in
the afternoon. Very windy. Highs in the upper 40s near the mountain
peaks to the lower 60s below 5000 feet. Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph
increasing to west 30 to 40 mph with gusts to around 60 mph in the
afternoon. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Strong winds. Colder. Blowing dust.
Lows 35 to 40.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Very windy. Patchy blowing dust in the morning.
Highs in the upper 40s near the mountain peaks to around 60 below
5000 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 36 to 41.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s near the mountain
peaks to the mid 60s below 5000 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Windy. Lows 41 to 46.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers. Windy.
Highs in the lower 50s near the mountain peaks to the mid 60s below
5000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Windy. Lows 37 to 42.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Windy. Highs in the mid 40s near the
mountain peaks to around 60 below 5000 feet.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      69     51     65  /         10     10
Dog Canyon           59     46     55  /         10     10
McKittrick Canyon    70     54     67  /         10     10


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