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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
140 PM CDT Sat May 16 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 Sunday.


TXZ279-280-282-162100-
Big Bend National Park-
140 PM CDT Sat May 16 2026

.REST OF TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to
around 106 along the Rio Grande. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds
around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to
around 105 along the Rio Grande. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to around
106 along the Rio Grande. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to around
105 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 upper 80s in the mountains to around
103 along the Rio Grande.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then showers likely and chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s in the
mountains to the mid 90s along the Rio Grande. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s in the
mountains to the lower 90s along the Rio Grande.

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               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center     100     70     99  /
Castolon            105     74    104  /
Chisos Basin         89     64     89  /
Persimmon Gap       100     70     99  /
Rio Grande Village  109     73    109  /


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NMZ027-028-162100-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
1240 PM MDT Sat May 16 2026

.REST OF TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Southwest winds
15 to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest winds
15 to 25 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, windy. Highs in the upper 80s. West winds 20 to
30 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear, windy. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest winds
20 to 30 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny, windy. Highs in the upper 80s. Southwest winds
20 to 30 mph with gusts to around 45 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear, windy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning,
then a chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of precipitation
40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after
midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning,
then a chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning,
then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs
in the upper 70s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      93     69     90  /


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TXZ277-162100-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
140 PM CDT Sat May 16 2026

.REST OF TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Southwest winds
around 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph shifting to the west after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Highs around
90. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. South winds 10 to
15 mph shifting to the west after midnight.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Southwest winds 10 to
20 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of
precipitation 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 50s. Chance of
precipitation 40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning,
then showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Not as warm. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of precipitation
60 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 50s. Chance of
precipitation 30 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of precipitation
60 percent.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      92     57     91  /


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TXZ270-271-162100-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
1240 PM MDT Sat May 16 2026

.REST OF TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s near the mountain peaks
to the upper 80s below 5000 feet. Southwest winds 20 to 25 mph with
gusts to around 40 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 58 to 66. West winds 15 to 25 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, windy. Highs in the lower 70s near the mountain
peaks to the upper 80s below 5000 feet. West winds 15 to 25 mph
shifting to the southwest 25 to 30 mph with gusts to around 45 mph
in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear, windy. Lows 57 to 65. West winds 20 to
30 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny, windy. Highs in the lower 70s near the mountain
peaks to the upper 80s below 5000 feet. Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph
with gusts to around 45 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear, windy. Lows 56 to 63.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s near the mountain peaks to
the upper 80s below 5000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 56 to 63.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s near the
mountain peaks to the upper 80s below 5000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of
showers after midnight. Lows 54 to 60. Chance of precipitation
40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s near the
mountain peaks to the lower 80s below 5000 feet. Chance of
precipitation 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows 53 to 59.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s near the
mountain peaks to the lower 80s below 5000 feet. Chance of
precipitation 30 percent.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      86     63     85  /
Dog Canyon           76     58     74  /
McKittrick Canyon    87     68     85  /


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