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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
436 AM CDT Mon Sep 14 2026

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

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


TXZ279-280-282-142100-
Big Bend National Park-
436 AM CDT Mon Sep 14 2026

.TODAY...Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to around 103 along the Rio
Grande. Southeast winds around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation
20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 73 to 78. Southeast winds around
10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to around
103 along the Rio Grande. In the mountains, southeast winds around
10 mph. Along the Rio Grande, light and variable winds becoming east
10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 72 to 77. In the mountains,
southeast winds around 10 mph. Along the Rio Grande, southeast winds
10 to 15 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to
around 102 along the Rio Grande. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 70 to 75.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s in the mountains to
around 101 along the Rio Grande.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 70 to 75.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s in the mountains to
around 100 along the Rio Grande.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 70 to 75.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s in the
mountains to around 100 along the Rio Grande.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows
69 to 74. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s in the
mountains to the upper 90s along the Rio Grande.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      96     75     97  /  20     20     20
Castolon            102     80    102  /  20     20     20
Chisos Basin         85     66     85  /  20     20     20
Persimmon Gap        97     77     98  /  20     20     20
Rio Grande Village  106     77    107  /  20     20     30


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NMZ027-028-142100-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
336 AM MDT Mon Sep 14 2026

.TODAY...Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Highs in the lower 90s. South winds around 10 mph. Chance of
precipitation 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
evening. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds around 10 mph in the
evening becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation
20 percent.
.TUESDAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with scattered
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s.
Light and variable winds becoming south around 10 mph in the
afternoon. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy with showers likely
and slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper
60s. South winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and
variable. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Northeast
winds around 10 mph shifting to the southeast in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of
precipitation 40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after
midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning,
then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs
in the upper 80s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then a chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent.
.SATURDAY...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.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the
mid 60s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers in the morning, then a
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the
lower 80s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      95     73     95  /  20     20     50


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TXZ277-142100-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
436 AM CDT Mon Sep 14 2026

.TODAY...Sunny. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs around 90. South winds around 10 mph. Chance of
precipitation 30 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
evening. Lows in the mid 60s. Light and variable winds becoming
southwest around 10 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation
20 percent.
.TUESDAY...Sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with numerous
showers and scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around
90. Southwest winds around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation
60 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy with a slight
chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Light and
variable winds. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. A 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. South winds
10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s.
Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning,
then showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Lows around
60. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers in the morning, then
showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs
in the lower 80s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      91     65     91  /  30     30     60


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TXZ270-271-142100-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
336 AM MDT Mon Sep 14 2026

.TODAY...Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Highs in the upper 70s near the mountain peaks to the lower 90s
below 5000 feet. Southwest winds around 10 mph. Chance of
precipitation 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
evening. Lows 63 to 70. Light and variable winds. Chance of
precipitation 20 percent.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s near the mountain peaks to the
lower 90s below 5000 feet. Light and variable winds becoming
southwest around 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation
50 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy with showers likely
and slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows 61 to 68.
Light and variable winds. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s near the
mountain peaks to the upper 80s below 5000 feet. Light and variable
winds becoming southeast around 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows 59 to 66. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s near the
mountain peaks to the upper 80s below 5000 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after
midnight. Lows 59 to 66. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
.FRIDAY...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 upper 80s below
5000 feet. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then a chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows 58 to 65. Chance of precipitation
40 percent.
.SATURDAY...Partly 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.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Lows 56 to
63. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning,
then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs
in the upper 60s near the mountain peaks to the lower 80s below
5000 feet. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      90     69     90  /  20     20     50
Dog Canyon           83     64     82  /  20     20     50
McKittrick Canyon    92     71     91  /  20     20     50


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