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Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
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345 SXUS44 KMAF 122137 RECMAF Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 436 PM CDT Sun Oct 12 2025 Recreational forecast text represents an average of conditions over the entire park. Spot temperatures and probabilities of measurable precipitation are for tonight, Columbus Day, Monday night, and Tuesday. TXZ279-280-282-130900- Big Bend National Park- 436 PM CDT Sun Oct 12 2025 .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s. Northeast winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. .COLUMBUS DAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s in the mountains to the upper 90s along the Rio Grande. Light and variable winds becoming northeast 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 63 to 68. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70 in the mountains to the mid 90s along the Rio Grande. East winds 10 to 15 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 61 to 66. East winds 10 to 15 mph in the evening becoming light and variable. .WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70 in the mountains to the lower 90s along the Rio Grande. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 60 to 65. .THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s in the mountains to the mid 90s along the Rio Grande. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 61 to 66. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s in the mountains to the mid 90s along the Rio Grande. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 61 to 66. .SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s in the mountains to the lower 90s along the Rio Grande. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 57 to 62. .SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s in the mountains to the lower 90s along the Rio Grande. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION Visitors Center 67 91 64 87 / 10 10 10 Castolon 72 97 70 93 / 10 10 10 Chisos Basin 61 81 57 77 / 10 10 10 Persimmon Gap 69 91 66 88 / 10 10 10 Rio Grande Village 70 101 67 97 / 10 10 $$ NMZ027-028-130900- Carlsbad Caverns National Park- 336 PM MDT Sun Oct 12 2025 .TONIGHT...Cloudy. Numerous showers and isolated thunderstorms in the evening, then scattered showers after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. .COLUMBUS DAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers in the morning, then scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows around 60. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. .TUESDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Highs in the mid 70s. East winds around 10 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. .THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. .SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. .SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION Visitors Center 63 75 61 79 / 60 30 30 20 $$ TXZ277-130900- Fort Davis National Historic Site- 436 PM CDT Sun Oct 12 2025 .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. North winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. .COLUMBUS DAY...Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Light and variable winds becoming southeast around 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. .MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. East winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable. .TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Light and variable winds becoming southeast around 10 mph in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Southeast winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable. .WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. .THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. .SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. .SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION Visitors Center 58 83 55 83 / 40 30 20 $$ TXZ270-271-130900- Guadalupe Mountains National Park- 336 PM MDT Sun Oct 12 2025 .TONIGHT...Cloudy. Numerous showers in the evening, then isolated showers after midnight. Lows 53 to 60. West winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of showers 70 percent. .COLUMBUS DAY...Mostly cloudy. Widespread dense fog in the morning. Scattered showers in the morning, then scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 60 near the mountain peaks to the mid 70s below 5000 feet. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then isolated showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows 52 to 59. East winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. .TUESDAY...Sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 60s near the mountain peaks to around 80 below 5000 feet. East winds around 10 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 51 to 58. East winds 10 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s near the mountain peaks to the lower 80s below 5000 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 53 to 60. .THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s near the mountain peaks to around 80 below 5000 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 48 to 55. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s near the mountain peaks to the mid 70s below 5000 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 44 to 51. .SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60 near the mountain peaks to the mid 70s below 5000 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 43 to 50. .SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s near the mountain peaks to the mid 70s below 5000 feet. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION Visitors Center 59 72 58 75 / 80 30 40 20 Dog Canyon 53 62 53 66 / 70 30 40 30 McKittrick Canyon 61 73 59 76 / 70 30 40 20 $$