Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
141 PM CDT Mon May 11 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 Tuesday.
TXZ279-280-282-112100-
Big Bend National Park-
141 PM CDT Mon May 11 2026
.REST OF TODAY...Sunny. Not as warm. Highs in the lower 60s in the
mountains to the mid 80s along the Rio Grande. Northeast winds 15 to
20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast winds
15 to 20 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, warmer. Highs in the mid 70s in the mountains to
the upper 90s along the Rio Grande. In the mountains, southwest
winds around 10 mph shifting to the northeast in the afternoon.
Along the Rio Grande, light and variable winds becoming northeast
around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds
around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to
around 104 along the Rio Grande. Light and variable winds becoming
east 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs around 80 in the mountains to
around 104 along the Rio Grande.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs around 90 in the mountains to around
105 along the Rio Grande.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 90 in the mountains to around
105 along the Rio Grande.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 90 in the mountains to
around 105 along the Rio Grande.
&&
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Visitors Center 80 60 93 /
Castolon 87 65 97 /
Chisos Basin 68 56 83 /
Persimmon Gap 82 61 93 /
Rio Grande Village 86 60 102 /
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NMZ027-028-112100-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
1241 PM MDT Mon May 11 2026
.REST OF TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. South winds 10 to 15 mph
shifting to the southwest after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, warmer. Highs around 90. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph shifting to the south in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds
10 to 15 mph shifting to the southwest after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Increasing clouds. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds
10 to 15 mph shifting to the southeast in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. 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...Mostly clear. Lows around 70.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
&&
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Visitors Center 77 60 93 /
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TXZ277-112100-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
141 PM CDT Mon May 11 2026
.REST OF TODAY...Sunny. Not as warm. Highs in the mid 70s. East
winds around 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows around 50. East winds around 10 mph in the
evening becoming light and variable.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, warmer. Highs around 90. Southwest winds around
10 mph in the morning becoming light and variable.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Southeast 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...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 60.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s.
&&
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Visitors Center 76 50 90 /
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TXZ270-271-112100-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
1241 PM MDT Mon May 11 2026
.REST OF TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s near the mountain
peaks to the upper 70s below 5000 feet. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 52 to 59. East winds 10 to 20 mph shifting to
the south 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, warmer. Highs in the mid 70s near the mountain
peaks to around 90 below 5000 feet. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 61 to 68. South winds 10 to
20 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 62 to 70.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Windy. Highs in the upper 70s near the
mountain peaks to the lower 90s below 5000 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 62 to 69.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s near the mountain peaks to
the lower 90s below 5000 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 60 to 67.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s near the mountain peaks to
the lower 90s below 5000 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 60 to 67.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers in the afternoon.
Highs in the upper 70s near the mountain peaks to the lower 90s
below 5000 feet.
&&
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Visitors Center 73 56 87 /
Dog Canyon 67 52 77 /
McKittrick Canyon 75 61 89 /
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