


Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
742 SXUS44 KMAF 220844 RECMAF Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 344 AM CDT Thu May 22 2025 Recreational forecast text represents an average of conditions over the entire park. Spot temperatures and probabilities of measurable precipitation are for today, tonight, and Friday. TXZ279-280-282-222100- Big Bend National Park- 344 AM CDT Thu May 22 2025 .TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s in the mountains to around 105 along the Rio Grande. In the mountains, south winds around 10 mph. Along the Rio Grande, light and variable winds becoming east around 10 mph in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. East winds around 10 mph shifting to the south after midnight. .FRIDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s in the mountains to around 106 along the Rio Grande. Southeast winds around 10 mph. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s in the mountains to around 107 along the Rio Grande. South winds around 10 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 70s. .SUNDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s in the mountains to around 106 along the Rio Grande. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 70s. .MEMORIAL DAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to around 103 along the Rio Grande. .MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to the upper 90s along the Rio Grande. .TUESDAY 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. .WEDNESDAY...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 lower 70s in the mountains to the mid 90s along the Rio Grande. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION Visitors Center 100 73 100 / 10 10 20 Castolon 105 78 106 / 10 10 20 Chisos Basin 89 66 90 / 10 10 20 Persimmon Gap 101 73 102 / 10 10 20 Rio Grande Village 108 72 109 / 10 10 20 $$ NMZ027-028-222100- Carlsbad Caverns National Park- 244 AM MDT Thu May 22 2025 .TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Southwest winds around 10 mph. .TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest winds around 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Windy. Lows in the mid 60s. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Windy. Highs around 90. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Windy. Lows in the mid 60s. .MEMORIAL DAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers in the afternoon. Windy. Highs in the lower 80s. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Windy. Lows in the lower 60s. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers in the afternoon. Windy. Highs in the upper 70s. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Windy. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Windy. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of showers 40 percent. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION Visitors Center 95 67 96 / 10 $$ TXZ277-222100- Fort Davis National Historic Site- 344 AM CDT Thu May 22 2025 .TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Southwest winds around 10 mph shifting to the southeast in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast winds around 10 mph shifting to the southwest after midnight. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the southwest after midnight. .SATURDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. .SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. .MEMORIAL DAY...Sunny. A 30 percent chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. .MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 50s. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of showers 50 percent. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION Visitors Center 93 62 94 / 10 10 30 $$ TXZ270-271-222100- Guadalupe Mountains National Park- 244 AM MDT Thu May 22 2025 .TODAY...Sunny. Highs around 80 near the mountain peaks to the mid 90s below 5000 feet. Southwest winds around 10 mph. .TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 61 to 68. Southwest winds around 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s near the mountain peaks to the upper 90s below 5000 feet. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 61 to 68. West winds 15 to 25 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Windy. Highs in the upper 70s near the mountain peaks to the mid 90s below 5000 feet. Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Windy. Lows 58 to 65. .SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Windy. Highs in the upper 70s near the mountain peaks to the lower 90s below 5000 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Windy. Lows 55 to 62. .MEMORIAL DAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers in the afternoon. Windy. Highs in the lower 70s near the mountain peaks to the mid 80s below 5000 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Windy. Lows 53 to 60. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers in the afternoon. Windy. Highs in the mid 60s near the mountain peaks to the lower 80s below 5000 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Windy. Lows 54 to 61. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Windy. Highs in the mid 60s near the mountain peaks to around 80 below 5000 feet. Chance of showers 50 percent. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION Visitors Center 92 67 93 / 10 10 Dog Canyon 85 62 86 / 10 McKittrick Canyon 93 69 95 / 10 $$