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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
141 AM CDT Fri May 15 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 Saturday.


TXZ279-280-282-152100-
Big Bend National Park-
141 AM CDT Fri May 15 2026

.REST OF TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs around 80 in the mountains to around
104 along the Rio Grande. In the mountains, southwest winds 10 to
15 mph. Along the Rio Grande, southeast winds around 10 mph after
midnight becoming light and variable, then becoming west around
10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Lows in the
lower 70s. In the mountains, southwest winds around 10 mph shifting
to the south after midnight. Along the Rio Grande, northeast winds
around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to around
106 along the Rio Grande. Light and variable winds becoming
southwest around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to around
106 along the Rio Grande. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to
30 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s in the mountains to around
106 along the Rio Grande.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 70.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to around
103 along the Rio Grande.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to around
101 along the Rio Grande.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s in the
mountains to the mid 90s along the Rio Grande.

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               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      98     70    100  /  20     20
Castolon            103     75    105  /  20     20
Chisos Basin         87     65     90  /  20     20
Persimmon Gap        98     71    101  /  20     20
Rio Grande Village  107     73    110  /  20     20


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NMZ027-028-152100-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
1241 AM MDT Fri May 15 2026

.REST OF TODAY...Mostly cloudy then clearing. Windy. Highs in the
upper 80s. West winds 10 to 20 mph increasing to southwest 25 to
35 mph with gusts to around 50 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Clear, windy. Lows around 70. West winds 20 to 30 mph
with gusts to around 45 mph decreasing to 10 to 20 mph after
midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest winds
10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 35 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. West winds 15 to 25 mph
with gusts to around 40 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear, windy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Very windy. Highs in the upper 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the
evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the lower
60s. Chance of showers 30 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning,
then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s.
Chance of showers 50 percent.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      92     70     93  /  10


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TXZ277-152100-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
141 AM CDT Fri May 15 2026

.REST OF TODAY...Mostly cloudy then clearing. Isolated showers.
Highs around 90. Light and variable winds becoming west 10 to
15 mph. Chance of showers 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy with isolated showers in the evening, then
clear after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph in the evening becoming light and variable. Chance of showers
20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the mid 50s.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 80.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      91     57     93  /  20     20


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TXZ270-271-152100-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
1241 AM MDT Fri May 15 2026

.REST OF TODAY...Partly cloudy then clearing. Very windy. Highs in
the mid 70s near the mountain peaks to the upper 80s below
5000 feet. West winds 10 to 20 mph increasing to southwest 30 to
40 mph with gusts to around 55 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Clear, windy. Lows 58 to 67. West winds 25 to 35 mph with
gusts to around 50 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s near the mountain peaks to
around 90 below 5000 feet. West winds 10 to 20 mph. Gusts up to
35 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 57 to 66. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph
with gusts to around 35 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s near the mountain peaks to
the upper 80s below 5000 feet. West winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to
around 40 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 57 to 66.
.MONDAY...Sunny, windy. Highs in the lower 70s near the mountain
peaks to the upper 80s below 5000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 54 to 63.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70 near the mountain peaks to the mid
80s below 5000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 55 to 62.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s near the mountain peaks
to the mid 80s below 5000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers. Lows 55 to 62.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s near the mountain peaks to around
80 below 5000 feet.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      87     64     87  /
Dog Canyon           76     59     77  /
McKittrick Canyon    88     70     88  /


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