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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
141 PM CDT Tue May 12 2026

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

Spot temperatures and probabilities of measurable precipitation are
for the rest of today, tonight, and Wednesday.


TXZ279-280-282-122100-
Big Bend National Park-
141 PM CDT Tue May 12 2026

.REST OF TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s in the mountains to
the mid 90s along the Rio Grande. Northeast winds around 10 mph in
the mountains...light and variable winds along the Rio Grande.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds around
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to
around 103 along the Rio Grande. In the mountains, east winds around
10 mph. Along the Rio Grande, light and variable winds becoming
northeast around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds
10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Increasing clouds. Highs in the lower 80s in the
mountains to around 105 along the Rio Grande. South winds around
10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to
around 108 along the Rio Grande.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 90 in the mountains to around
107 along the Rio Grande.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 80s in the mountains to
around 105 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.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      90     65     97  /
Castolon             94     70    102  /
Chisos Basin         77     61     87  /
Persimmon Gap        90     66     97  /
Rio Grande Village   94     66    107  /


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NMZ027-028-122100-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
1241 PM MDT Tue May 12 2026

.REST OF TODAY...Sunny, warmer. Highs in the upper 80s. South winds
around 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Light and variable winds
becoming southwest around 10 mph after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. West winds around 10 mph
shifting to the southeast in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 70. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph shifting to the southwest 15 to 20 mph after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Windy. Highs in the lower 90s. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph increasing to 25 to 35 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Windy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      90     69     95  /


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TXZ277-122100-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
141 PM CDT Tue May 12 2026

.REST OF TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Light and variable
winds.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. East winds around 10 mph in
the evening becoming light and variable.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Light and variable winds
becoming southeast around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the southwest after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 90s. Southwest winds
10 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 60.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      86     56     94  /


$$

TXZ270-271-122100-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
1241 PM MDT Tue May 12 2026

.REST OF TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s near the mountain
peaks to the upper 80s below 5000 feet. Southwest winds around
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 61 to 68. South winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. 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.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 62 to 69. East winds 10 to
20 mph shifting to the southwest 15 to 20 mph after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Windy. Highs
in the upper 70s near the mountain peaks to the lower 90s below
5000 feet. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph increasing to 25 to 35 mph
with gusts to around 50 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Windy. Lows 62 to 71.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s near the mountain peaks to the
lower 90s below 5000 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 61 to 68.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80 near the mountain peaks to the
lower 90s below 5000 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 60 to 67.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s near the mountain peaks to
the lower 90s below 5000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 59 to 66.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s near the mountain peaks to
around 90 below 5000 feet.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      84     65     91  /
Dog Canyon           76     61     80  /
McKittrick Canyon    86     71     92  /


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