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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1023 AM 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 today, tonight, and Columbus Day.


TXZ279-280-282-122100-
Big Bend National Park-
1023 AM CDT Sun Oct 12 2025

.TODAY...Increasing clouds. Highs in the lower 70s in the mountains
to the mid 90s along the Rio Grande. South winds around 10 mph in
the mountains...light and variable winds along the Rio Grande.
.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.
.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...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s in the mountains to the
mid 90s along the Rio Grande.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 62 to 67.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70 in the mountains to the lower 90s
along the Rio Grande.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 61 to 66.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70 in the mountains to the mid 90s
along the Rio Grande.

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               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      90     67     91  /  10     10     10
Castolon             95     72     97  /  10     10     10
Chisos Basin         79     61     81  /  10     10     10
Persimmon Gap        91     69     91  /  10     10     10
Rio Grande Village  100     70    101  /  10     10     10


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NMZ027-028-122100-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
923 AM MDT Sun Oct 12 2025

.TODAY...Cloudy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly 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.
Some thunderstorms may be severe with damaging winds and large hail.
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 with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. East winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.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.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      79     63     75  /  50     60     30


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TXZ277-122100-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
1023 AM CDT Sun Oct 12 2025

.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers in the morning, then
scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs
around 80. Light and variable winds becoming southwest around 10 mph
in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.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...Mostly clear. 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...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly 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 mid 50s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      81     58     83  /  40     40     30


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TXZ270-271-122100-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
923 AM MDT Sun Oct 12 2025

.TODAY...Cloudy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
Highs in the upper 50s near the mountain peaks to the mid 70s below
5000 feet. West winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation
50 percent.
.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. Some thunderstorms may be
severe with damaging winds and large hail. 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 lower 60s near the mountain peaks to the
upper 70s below 5000 feet. East winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 51 to 58.
.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
the lower 80s below 5000 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 48 to 55.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60 near the mountain peaks to the mid
70s below 5000 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 45 to 52.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s near the mountain peaks to
the mid 70s below 5000 feet.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      71     59     72  /  40     80     30
Dog Canyon           61     53     62  /  50     70     30
McKittrick Canyon    73     61     73  /  50     70     30


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