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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
945 AM CDT Sun May 10 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 Monday.


TXZ279-280-282-102100-
Big Bend National Park-
945 AM CDT Sun May 10 2026

.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to around
104 along the Rio Grande. South winds around 10 mph shifting to the
northeast in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Northeast winds 20 to
30 mph in the mountains...northeast 20 to 30 mph along the Rio
Grande.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Not as warm. Highs in the lower 70s in the
mountains to the lower 90s along the Rio Grande. Northeast winds
10 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s in the mountains to the upper
90s along the Rio Grande. Light and variable winds becoming east
around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to
around 101 along the Rio Grande.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 80s in the mountains
to around 103 along the Rio Grande.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 80s in the mountains to
around 105 along the Rio Grande.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s in the mountains to
around 105 along the Rio Grande.

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               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      98     64     83  /
Castolon            103     69     91  /
Chisos Basin         88     59     75  /
Persimmon Gap        99     66     83  /
Rio Grande Village  108     66     93  /                10


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NMZ027-028-102100-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
845 AM MDT Sun May 10 2026

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MDT MONDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...Sunny, windy. Highs in the lower 80s. North winds 20 to
30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Very windy. Cooler. Lows in the upper 50s.
Northeast winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts to around 55 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Windy. Highs
in the upper 70s. East winds 20 to 30 mph becoming southeast 10 to
20 mph in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast winds 15 to
20 mph shifting to the south 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, warmer. Highs around 90. South winds 10 to 20 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs around 90.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 70.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.

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               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      83     59     79  /  10


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TXZ277-102100-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
945 AM CDT Sun May 10 2026

.TODAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with isolated
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may
be severe with damaging winds and large hail. Highs in the upper
80s. West winds around 10 mph increasing to north 15 to 25 mph in
the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Increasing clouds. Cooler. Lows in the lower 50s.
Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Not as warm.
Highs in the upper 70s. Northeast winds 10 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 50. East winds 10 to 15 mph
shifting to the south after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, warmer. Highs in the upper 80s. Southwest winds
around 10 mph shifting to the southeast in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      90     51     79  /  10     10


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TXZ270-271-102100-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
845 AM MDT Sun May 10 2026

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MDT MONDAY...

.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Windy. Some thunderstorms may be severe with damaging
winds and large hail. Highs in the upper 60s near the mountain peaks
to the mid 80s below 5000 feet. Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph with
gusts to around 45 mph.
.TONIGHT...Decreasing clouds. Very windy. Cooler. Lows 51 to 58.
Northeast winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts to around 60 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Very windy. Highs in the mid 60s near the mountain
peaks to around 80 below 5000 feet. Northeast winds 30 to 40 mph
with gusts to around 55 mph becoming east 10 to 20 mph in the
afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 53 to 60. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s near the mountain peaks to
around 90 below 5000 feet. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 61 to 68.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s near the mountain
peaks to the lower 90s below 5000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 62 to 69.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. 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 around 80 near the mountain peaks to the
lower 90s below 5000 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 62 to 69.
.SATURDAY...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      82     56     76  /  10     10
Dog Canyon           71     51     67  /  10     10
McKittrick Canyon    81     59     77  /  10     10


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