


Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
698 SXUS44 KMAF 130538 RECMAF Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 1238 AM CDT Sun Jul 13 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 Monday. TXZ279-280-282-132100- Big Bend National Park- 1238 AM CDT Sun Jul 13 2025 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... .TODAY...Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms 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. In the mountains, northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Along the Rio Grande, light and variable winds becoming northeast around 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. .TONIGHT...Decreasing clouds. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 69 to 74. In the mountains, southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Along the Rio Grande, southeast winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable. .MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s in the mountains to the lower 90s along the Rio Grande. In the mountains, east winds around 10 mph. Along the Rio Grande, light and variable winds becoming east around 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows 69 to 74. East winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs around 70 in the mountains to the lower 90s along the Rio Grande. Light and variable winds. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Lows 69 to 74. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s in the mountains to the lower 90s along the Rio Grande. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows 70 to 75. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s in the mountains to the mid 90s along the Rio Grande. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows 70 to 75. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A 30 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. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 69 to 74. .SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s in the mountains to the upper 90s along the Rio Grande. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION Visitors Center 91 70 87 / 60 60 70 Castolon 96 75 92 / 60 60 70 Chisos Basin 80 63 75 / 60 60 80 Persimmon Gap 92 73 89 / 50 50 50 Rio Grande Village 100 75 95 / 60 60 70 $$ NMZ027-028-132100- Carlsbad Caverns National Park- 1138 PM MDT Sat Jul 12 2025 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SUNDAY... .TODAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds around 10 mph shifting to the southeast in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. East winds around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. .MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds around 10 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. .WEDNESDAY 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 upper 60s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. .THURSDAY 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 upper 60s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. .SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION Visitors Center 86 66 83 / 30 30 40 $$ TXZ277-132100- Fort Davis National Historic Site- 1238 AM CDT Sun Jul 13 2025 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... .TODAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Northeast winds around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. East winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. .MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Light and variable winds becoming east around 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 80 percent. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Light and variable winds becoming south around 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. .WEDNESDAY 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. .THURSDAY...Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers with thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of precipitation 80 percent. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 60s. .SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION Visitors Center 85 63 83 / 50 50 80 $$ TXZ270-271-132100- Guadalupe Mountains National Park- 1138 PM MDT Sat Jul 12 2025 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SUNDAY... .TODAY...Sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a 40 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. Light and variable winds becoming east around 10 mph in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 57 to 64. East winds around 10 mph. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 70 near the mountain peaks to the mid 80s below 5000 feet. Light and variable winds becoming east around 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. .MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 59 to 66. Southeast winds around 10 mph. .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. Light and variable winds becoming south around 10 mph in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 61 to 68. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s near the mountain peaks to the upper 80s below 5000 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows 60 to 67. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s near the mountain peaks to the upper 80s below 5000 feet. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows 61 to 68. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s near the mountain peaks to the upper 80s below 5000 feet. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows 60 to 67. .SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. 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. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION Visitors Center 85 65 82 / 40 40 50 Dog Canyon 76 57 72 / 30 30 50 McKittrick Canyon 84 65 81 / 40 30 50 $$