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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


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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


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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


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