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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
437 AM 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 today, tonight, and Wednesday.


TXZ279-280-282-122100-
Big Bend National Park-
437 AM CDT Tue May 12 2026

.TODAY...Sunny, warmer. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to
the upper 90s along the Rio Grande. Light and variable winds
becoming southeast around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Northeast winds
around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to
around 103 along the Rio Grande. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds
10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to
around 104 along the Rio Grande. Southeast winds around 10 mph
shifting to the southwest in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to
around 105 along the Rio Grande.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 90s 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...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 80s in the mountains to
around 103 along the Rio Grande.

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               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      93     65     97  /
Castolon             98     70    101  /
Chisos Basin         84     61     87  /
Persimmon Gap        94     66     96  /
Rio Grande Village  102     67    107  /


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NMZ027-028-122100-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
337 AM MDT Tue May 12 2026

.TODAY...Sunny, warmer. Highs in the lower 90s. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 10 to
20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. Southeast winds
10 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Windy. Highs in the lower 90s. Southwest
winds 15 to 25 mph increasing to 25 to 35 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Very windy. Patchy blowing dust.
Lows in the lower 70s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Windy. Patchy blowing dust in the morning.
Highs in the lower 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      93     68     94  /


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TXZ277-122100-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
437 AM CDT Tue May 12 2026

.TODAY...Sunny, warmer. Highs around 90. Southwest winds around
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly 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. South winds around
10 mph shifting to the southeast in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the southwest after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 90s. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.SATURDAY...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...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      91     56     93  /


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TXZ270-271-122100-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
337 AM MDT Tue May 12 2026

.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s near the mountain peaks to
around 90 below 5000 feet. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 61 to 68. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s near the mountain peaks
to the lower 90s below 5000 feet. South winds 10 to 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 61 to 68. East winds 15 to
20 mph shifting to the northwest 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, windy. Highs in the upper 70s near the mountain
peaks to the lower 90s below 5000 feet. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph
increasing to 25 to 35 mph with gusts to around 50 mph in the
afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Very windy. Areas of blowing dust.
Lows 61 to 70.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Very windy. Areas of blowing dust in the morning.
Highs in the mid 70s near the mountain peaks to the lower 90s below
5000 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 61 to 68.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 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 59 to 66.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s near the mountain peaks to the
upper 80s below 5000 feet.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      88     65     90  /
Dog Canyon           77     61     79  /
McKittrick Canyon    89     70     91  /


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