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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1233 AM CDT Thu Aug 21 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.


TXZ279-280-282-212100-
Big Bend National Park-
1233 AM CDT Thu Aug 21 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the
morning. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 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. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows 69 to 74. East winds around
10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s in the mountains to the upper
90s along the Rio Grande. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 68 to 73. East winds 10 to 15 mph
in the evening becoming light and variable.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s in the mountains to the upper
90s along the Rio Grande. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 67 to 72.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s in the mountains to the upper
90s along the Rio Grande.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 68 to 73.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s in the mountains to
around 100 along the Rio Grande.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 70 to 75.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s in the
mountains to around 100 along the Rio Grande.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows
70 to 75. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning,
then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs
in the mid 70s in the mountains to the upper 90s along the Rio
Grande. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      91     70     91  /  30     20     20
Castolon             97     75     97  /  30     20     20
Chisos Basin         79     63     80  /  30     20     20
Persimmon Gap        93     72     93  /  20     20     10
Rio Grande Village  102     74    101  /  40     20     20


$$

NMZ027-028-212100-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
1133 PM MDT Wed Aug 20 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 80s. Northeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds around
10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Light and variable winds
becoming east around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds
around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Light and variable winds
becoming east around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.
.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 mid 60s. Chance of
precipitation 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers in the morning, then
showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs
in the upper 70s. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      88     70     89  /  10     10


$$

TXZ277-212100-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
1233 AM CDT Thu Aug 21 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Mostly clear, then mostly sunny with a 30 percent
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the
mid 80s. Light and variable winds becoming northeast 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Northeast winds around
10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. East winds
around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds around
10 mph shifting to the east in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Lows around
60. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning,
then showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Highs around 80. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      85     60     85  /  30     20     20


$$

TXZ270-271-212100-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
1133 PM MDT Wed Aug 20 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the lower 70s near the
mountain peaks to the upper 80s below 5000 feet. Northeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 59 to 66. East winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s near the mountain peaks to
the upper 80s below 5000 feet. East winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 59 to 66. East winds around
10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s near the mountain peaks to
around 90 below 5000 feet. Light and variable winds becoming east
around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 59 to 66.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s near the mountain
peaks to around 90 below 5000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 60 to 67.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s near the mountain peaks
to around 90 below 5000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 60 to 67.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s near the
mountain peaks to the upper 80s below 5000 feet.
.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 57 to 64. Chance of precipitation
40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning,
then showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Highs in the mid 60s near the mountain peaks to the lower 80s below
5000 feet. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      84     66     85  /  10     10
Dog Canyon           74     59     75  /  10     10     10
McKittrick Canyon    85     67     86  /  10     10     10


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