


Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
688 SXUS44 KMAF 111738 RECMAF Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 1238 PM CDT Fri Jul 11 2025 Recreational forecast text represents an average of conditions over the entire park. Spot temperatures and probabilities of measurable precipitation are for tonight, Saturday, Saturday night, and Sunday. TXZ279-280-282-120900- Big Bend National Park- 1238 PM CDT Fri Jul 11 2025 .TONIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy after midnight. Lows 74 to 79. Southeast winds around 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 80 in the mountains to around 103 along the Rio Grande. In the mountains, east winds 10 to 15 mph. Along the Rio Grande, light and variable winds becoming northeast around 10 mph in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows 70 to 76. East winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the south after midnight. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s in the mountains to the upper 90s along the Rio Grande. East winds around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows 69 to 74. In the mountains, east winds around 10 mph. Along the Rio Grande, east winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s in the mountains to the mid 90s along the Rio Grande. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows 69 to 74. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s in the mountains to the mid 90s along the Rio Grande. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows 68 to 73. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s in the mountains to the upper 90s along the Rio Grande. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Lows 69 to 74. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s in the mountains to the upper 90s along the Rio Grande. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows 69 to 74. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s in the mountains to the upper 90s along the Rio Grande. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION Visitors Center 75 98 72 91 / 10 30 50 60 Castolon 80 103 76 97 / 20 40 70 70 Chisos Basin 68 86 63 80 / 10 40 60 70 Persimmon Gap 77 98 74 92 / 10 30 50 60 Rio Grande Village 80 106 77 101 / 10 30 50 70 $$ NMZ027-028-120900- Carlsbad Caverns National Park- 1138 AM MDT Fri Jul 11 2025 .TONIGHT...Decreasing clouds. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds around 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Northeast winds around 10 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds around 10 mph shifting to the north after midnight. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. East winds around 10 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 80. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION Visitors Center 70 88 67 83 / 30 40 50 40 $$ TXZ277-120900- Fort Davis National Historic Site- 1238 PM CDT Fri Jul 11 2025 .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds around 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Light and variable winds becoming northeast around 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely in the evening, then a chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. .SUNDAY...Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Light and variable winds becoming east around 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 80 percent. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. East winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. .MONDAY...Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of precipitation 80 percent. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 60s. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION Visitors Center 67 91 63 82 / 30 60 70 80 $$ TXZ270-271-120900- Guadalupe Mountains National Park- 1138 AM MDT Fri Jul 11 2025 .TONIGHT...Decreasing clouds. Lows 61 to 68. East winds around 10 mph shifting to the southwest after midnight. .SATURDAY...Sunny. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s near the mountain peaks to the lower 90s below 5000 feet. East winds around 10 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows 58 to 65. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s near the mountain peaks to the mid 80s below 5000 feet. East winds around 10 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows 58 to 65. East winds around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s near the mountain peaks to the mid 80s below 5000 feet. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows 58 to 65. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s near the mountain peaks to the upper 80s below 5000 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows 60 to 67. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s near the mountain peaks to the upper 80s below 5000 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows 60 to 67. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s near the mountain peaks to the mid 80s below 5000 feet. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows 60 to 67. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 70 near the mountain peaks to the mid 80s below 5000 feet. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION Visitors Center 68 87 65 81 / 30 40 40 40 Dog Canyon 61 78 58 74 / 30 40 40 50 McKittrick Canyon 68 86 65 81 / 30 40 40 50 $$