Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
156 PM CDT Wed May 13 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 Thursday.
TXZ279-280-282-132100-
Big Bend National Park-
156 PM CDT Wed May 13 2026
.REST OF TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s in the mountains to the
upper 90s along the Rio Grande. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Increasing clouds. Highs around 80 in the mountains to
around 104 along the Rio Grande. South winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Increasing clouds. Lows in the lower 70s.
Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to
around 104 along the Rio Grande. Light and variable winds becoming
west around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to
around 106 along the Rio Grande.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 80s in the mountains to
around 103 along the Rio Grande.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 80s in the mountains to
around 102 along the Rio Grande.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s in the mountains to around
100 along the Rio Grande.
&&
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Visitors Center 92 66 98 / 10
Castolon 97 72 102 / 10
Chisos Basin 80 62 88 / 10
Persimmon Gap 93 66 98 / 10
Rio Grande Village 97 67 108 / 10
$$
NMZ027-028-132100-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
1256 PM MDT Wed May 13 2026
.REST OF TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph shifting to the southwest after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Windy. Highs in the lower 90s. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Windy.
Lows in the lower 70s. West winds 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 15 to
20 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, windy. Highs in the upper 80s. West winds 20 to
30 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Windy. Lows around 70.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, windy. Highs in the lower 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
&&
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Visitors Center 91 69 94 /
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TXZ277-132100-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
156 PM CDT Wed May 13 2026
.REST OF TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph shifting to the southwest after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 90s. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 60. West winds 10 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Highs around
90. West winds 15 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers in the afternoon.
Highs in the mid 80s.
&&
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Visitors Center 89 57 92 / 20
$$
TXZ270-271-132100-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
1256 PM MDT Wed May 13 2026
.REST OF TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s near the mountain peaks
to around 90 below 5000 feet. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 62 to 69. East winds 10 to 15 mph
shifting to the south after midnight. Gusts up to 30 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Windy. Highs in the mid 70s near the
mountain peaks to the lower 90s below 5000 feet. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 30 mph with gusts to around 45 mph
in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Windy. Lows 61 to 70. West winds
20 to 30 mph with gusts to around 45 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph
after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, windy. Highs in the lower 70s near the mountain
peaks to the upper 80s below 5000 feet. West winds 20 to 30 mph.
Gusts up to 45 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Windy. Lows 58 to 67.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, windy. Highs in the mid 70s near the mountain
peaks to around 90 below 5000 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 58 to 65.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s near the mountain peaks to
the mid 80s below 5000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 57 to 64.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s near the mountain peaks to
the mid 80s below 5000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 55 to 62.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s near the mountain peaks to
the mid 80s below 5000 feet.
&&
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Visitors Center 86 67 88 /
Dog Canyon 82 63 78 /
McKittrick Canyon 88 71 90 /
$$