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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
436 AM CDT Mon Sep 21 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.


TXZ279-280-282-212100-
Big Bend National Park-
436 AM CDT Mon Sep 21 2026

.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s in the mountains to the upper
90s along the Rio Grande. Light and variable winds becoming east
10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 68 to 73. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning,
then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Highs in the lower 70s in the mountains to the upper 90s along the
Rio Grande. East winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation
20 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 68 to 74. East winds 10 to
20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 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. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after
midnight. Lows 69 to 74. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 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.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 69 to 74.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s in the mountains to
the upper 90s along the Rio Grande.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after
midnight. Lows 69 to 74. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s in the mountains to
the upper 90s along the Rio Grande.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 70 to 75.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s in the mountains to
around 100 along the Rio Grande.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      93     70     90  /  10     10     20
Castolon             98     76     95  /  10     10     10
Chisos Basin         82     62     79  /  10     10     20
Persimmon Gap        94     73     90  /  10     10     20
Rio Grande Village  103     73    100  /  10     10     20


$$

NMZ027-028-212100-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
336 AM MDT Mon Sep 21 2026

.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. North winds around 10 mph
shifting to the east in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of
showers and slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in
the mid 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation
30 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 80. East winds 10 to
20 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Showers and chance of thunderstorms in the evening,
then showers and slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows
in the lower 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of
precipitation 80 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and slight chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Showers and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
lower 60s. Chance of precipitation 80 percent.
.THURSDAY...Cloudy. Showers likely in the morning, then showers
likely and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the
mid 70s. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the
evening, then showers after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance
of precipitation 80 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers in the morning, then
showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs
in the upper 70s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after
midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of precipitation 50 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 80s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      90     66     82  /         30     50


$$

TXZ277-212100-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
436 AM CDT Mon Sep 21 2026

.TODAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with a 20 percent
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the
upper 80s. Light and variable winds becoming northeast around 10 mph
in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy after midnight.
Lows around 60. East winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. East winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after
midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of
precipitation 20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning,
then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs
in the lower 80s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of
precipitation 50 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 in the upper 50s.
Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly 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 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the
upper 50s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly 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 50 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers
after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of precipitation
30 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows around 60.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      89     60     84  /  20     20     40


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TXZ270-271-212100-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
336 AM MDT Mon Sep 21 2026

.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s near the mountain peaks to
around 90 below 5000 feet. Light and variable winds becoming south
around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Increasing clouds. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 56 to 63. East winds 15 to 20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms 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. East winds 10 to
20 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely and slight chance
of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows 54 to 61. East winds 15 to
25 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and slight chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s near the
mountain peaks to the upper 70s below 5000 feet. East winds 15 to
25 mph shifting to the southeast 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the
evening, then showers and chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
Lows 54 to 61. Chance of precipitation 80 percent.
.THURSDAY...Cloudy. Showers likely in the morning, then showers
likely and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Windy. Highs in
the lower 60s near the mountain peaks to the upper 70s below
5000 feet. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.
Lows 54 to 61. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers in the morning, then
showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs
in the mid 60s near the mountain peaks to the upper 70s below
5000 feet. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after
midnight. Lows 56 to 63. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning,
then a slight 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 20 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after
midnight. Lows 57 to 64. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s near the
mountain peaks to the mid 80s below 5000 feet.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      87     62     79  /         20     50
Dog Canyon           79     57     72  /         20     50
McKittrick Canyon    87     64     79  /         20     50


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