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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
437 AM CDT Wed May 13 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 Thursday.


TXZ279-280-282-132100-
Big Bend National Park-
437 AM CDT Wed May 13 2026

.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to around
103 along the Rio Grande. Light and variable winds becoming east
10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds 10 to
15 mph shifting to the south after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to around
105 along the Rio Grande. South winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast
winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to
around 105 along the Rio Grande. Light and variable winds becoming
southwest around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains
to around 106 along the Rio Grande.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 90s in the mountains to
around 106 along the Rio Grande.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 80s in the mountains to
around 104 along the Rio Grande.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s in the mountains to around
102 along the Rio Grande.

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               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      97     67     98  /
Castolon            102     72    103  /
Chisos Basin         87     62     88  /
Persimmon Gap        97     67     99  /
Rio Grande Village  107     67    108  /


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NMZ027-028-132100-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
337 AM MDT Wed May 13 2026

.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Southwest winds
around 10 mph shifting to the southeast in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Increasing clouds. Lows around 70. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph shifting to the southwest after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 90s. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. West winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. West winds 15 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, windy. Highs in the upper 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      94     70     95  /


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TXZ277-132100-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
437 AM CDT Wed May 13 2026

.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Light and variable
winds becoming southeast 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Cooler. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the west after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 90s. Southwest winds
around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Decreasing clouds. Lows around 60. West winds
around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 90s. West winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      93     57     93  /


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TXZ270-271-132100-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
337 AM MDT Wed May 13 2026

.TODAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Highs in the
upper 70s near the mountain peaks to the lower 90s below 5000 feet.
Light and variable winds becoming southeast around 10 mph in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Increasing clouds. Lows 63 to 70. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph shifting to the southwest after
midnight.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s near the mountain
peaks to the lower 90s below 5000 feet. Southwest winds 10 to
20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 62 to 71. West winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts to around 35 mph.
.FRIDAY...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.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 59 to 68.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s near the mountain peaks to
the lower 90s below 5000 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 59 to 66.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s near the mountain peaks to
the lower 90s below 5000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 58 to 65.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s near the mountain peaks to the
upper 80s below 5000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 55 to 62.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s near the mountain peaks to
the upper 80s below 5000 feet.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      90     67     89  /
Dog Canyon           79     63     79  /
McKittrick Canyon    91     72     91  /


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