Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
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RECMAF
Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
436 PM CDT Sun Aug 30 2026
Recreational forecast text represents an average of conditions
over the entire park.
Spot temperatures and probabilities of measurable precipitation are
for tonight, Monday, Monday night, and Tuesday.
TXZ279-280-282-310900-
Big Bend National Park-
436 PM CDT Sun Aug 30 2026
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 72 to 77. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. 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.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 73 to 78. In the mountains, east
winds 10 to 15 mph in the evening becoming light and variable. Along
the Rio Grande, east winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to around
102 along the Rio Grande. In the mountains, southeast winds 10 to
15 mph. Along the Rio Grande, light and variable winds becoming
southeast around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 72 to 77. East winds 10 to
15 mph shifting to the southeast after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains
to around 103 along the Rio Grande.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 73 to 78.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80 in the mountains to around
103 along the Rio Grande.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 73 to 78.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to around
102 along the Rio Grande.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 72 to 77.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to around
101 along the Rio Grande.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 71 to 76.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to around
101 along the Rio Grande.
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TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Visitors Center 73 96 74 96 / 10
Castolon 79 102 80 101 / 10
Chisos Basin 65 85 66 84 / 10
Persimmon Gap 76 97 77 97 /
Rio Grande Village 76 106 78 105 / 10 10 10
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NMZ027-028-310900-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
336 PM MDT Sun Aug 30 2026
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. East winds
10 to 20 mph shifting to the south 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph
shifting to the east in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. East winds
10 to 15 mph shifting to the south after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
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TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Visitors Center 73 96 73 95 / 10
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TXZ277-310900-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
436 PM CDT Sun Aug 30 2026
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast winds
around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds around 10 mph
shifting to the east in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds
around 10 mph shifting to the southwest after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Southwest
winds around 10 mph shifting to the southeast in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. East winds
around 10 mph shifting to the southwest after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90.
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TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Visitors Center 64 93 65 92 / 10 10 40
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TXZ270-271-310900-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
336 PM MDT Sun Aug 30 2026
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 64 to 71. East winds 10 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s near the mountain peaks to
the mid 90s below 5000 feet. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 63 to 70. East winds 10 to 20 mph
shifting to the west 15 to 20 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s near the mountain peaks to
the mid 90s below 5000 feet. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 64 to 71. Northeast winds 10 to
15 mph shifting to the south after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80 near the mountain peaks
to the mid 90s below 5000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 65 to 72.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s near the mountain
peaks to the mid 90s below 5000 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 64 to 71.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80 near the mountain peaks to
the mid 90s below 5000 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 63 to 70.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s near the mountain peaks to
the lower 90s below 5000 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 62 to 69.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s near the mountain peaks to
the lower 90s below 5000 feet.
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TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Visitors Center 70 93 69 91 / 10 10
Dog Canyon 65 85 64 84 / 10 10
McKittrick Canyon 71 93 71 92 / 10
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