


Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
193 SXUS44 KMAF 210533 RECMAF 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 $$ TXZ270-271-212100- Guadalupe Mountains National Park- 1133 PM MDT Wed Aug 20 2025 .REST OF TODAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the lower 70s near the mountain peaks to the upper 80s below 5000 feet. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. .TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 59 to 66. East winds around 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s near the mountain peaks to the upper 80s below 5000 feet. East winds around 10 mph. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 59 to 66. East winds around 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s near the mountain peaks to around 90 below 5000 feet. Light and variable winds becoming east around 10 mph in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 59 to 66. .SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s near the mountain peaks to around 90 below 5000 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 60 to 67. .MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s near the mountain peaks to around 90 below 5000 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 60 to 67. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s near the mountain peaks to the upper 80s below 5000 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows 57 to 64. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s near the mountain peaks to the lower 80s below 5000 feet. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION Visitors Center 84 66 85 / 10 10 Dog Canyon 74 59 75 / 10 10 10 McKittrick Canyon 85 67 86 / 10 10 10 $$