


Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
736 SXUS44 KMAF 191733 RECMAF Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 1233 PM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025 Recreational forecast text represents an average of conditions over the entire park. Spot temperatures and probabilities of measurable precipitation are for the rest of today, tonight, and Wednesday. TXZ279-280-282-192100- Big Bend National Park- 1233 PM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025 .REST OF TODAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to around 102 along the Rio Grande. Light and variable winds becoming east 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. .TONIGHT...Decreasing clouds. Lows 71 to 76. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph in the evening becoming light and variable. .WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to around 101 along the Rio Grande. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then isolated showers after midnight. Lows 71 to 76. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. .THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A 50 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 around 10 mph. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows 70 to 75. .FRIDAY...Mostly 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. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 69 to 74. .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. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 68 to 73. .SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s in the mountains to the upper 90s along the Rio Grande. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 69 to 74. .MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s in the mountains to around 100 along the Rio Grande. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION Visitors Center 96 72 95 / 30 20 30 Castolon 102 77 100 / 30 20 20 Chisos Basin 84 65 83 / 30 20 30 Persimmon Gap 99 75 97 / 30 30 30 Rio Grande Village 105 75 105 / 30 20 30 $$ NMZ027-028-192100- Carlsbad Caverns National Park- 1133 AM MDT Tue Aug 19 2025 .REST OF TODAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows around 70. East winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the northeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers in the morning, then scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows around 70. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Light and variable winds becoming east around 10 mph in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. .FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. .SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. .SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. .MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION Visitors Center 91 71 89 / 40 40 30 $$ TXZ277-192100- Fort Davis National Historic Site- 1233 PM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025 .REST OF TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms late in the morning, then numerous showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Light and variable winds becoming east around 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. .TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 60s. East winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with isolated showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then mostly cloudy with numerous showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. .THURSDAY...Sunny. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Northeast winds around 10 mph. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. .FRIDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. .SATURDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. .SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION Visitors Center 88 63 87 / 60 30 60 $$ TXZ270-271-192100- Guadalupe Mountains National Park- 1133 AM MDT Tue Aug 19 2025 .REST OF TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s near the mountain peaks to the upper 80s below 5000 feet. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows 60 to 67. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s near the mountain peaks to the upper 80s below 5000 feet. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 61 to 69. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s near the mountain peaks to the upper 80s below 5000 feet. Light and variable winds becoming east around 10 mph in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 61 to 68. .FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s near the mountain peaks to the lower 90s below 5000 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 61 to 68. .SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s near the mountain peaks to the lower 90s below 5000 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 60 to 67. .SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s near the mountain peaks to around 90 below 5000 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 60 to 67. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s near the mountain peaks to the lower 90s below 5000 feet. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION Visitors Center 87 67 85 / 50 50 30 Dog Canyon 76 60 75 / 50 50 30 McKittrick Canyon 87 68 86 / 50 50 30 $$