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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
139 PM CDT Thu Sep 10 2026

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 Friday.


TXZ279-280-282-102100-
Big Bend National Park-
139 PM CDT Thu Sep 10 2026

.REST OF TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to
around 102 along the Rio Grande. Light and variable winds.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 74 to 79. Light and variable winds
becoming southeast around 10 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80 in the mountains to around
104 along the Rio Grande. In the mountains, southwest winds around
10 mph in the morning becoming light and variable. Along the Rio
Grande, light and variable winds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 74 to 79. In the mountains, east
winds around 10 mph shifting to the south after midnight. Along the
Rio Grande, light and variable winds.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to around
106 along the Rio Grande. In the mountains, south winds around
10 mph shifting to the east in the afternoon. Along the Rio Grande,
light and variable winds becoming east around 10 mph in the
afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 74 to 79.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to
around 103 along the Rio Grande.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 72 to 77.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to around
102 along the Rio Grande.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 72 to 77.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s in the
mountains to around 102 along the Rio Grande.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 71 to 76.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains
to around 101 along the Rio Grande.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      96     76     98  /  10     10     10
Castolon            101     81    103  /  10     10
Chisos Basin         85     67     87  /  20     20     10
Persimmon Gap        97     78     99  /                10
Rio Grande Village  106     79    108  /  10     10


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NMZ027-028-102100-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
1239 PM MDT Thu Sep 10 2026

.REST OF TODAY...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Light and variable winds.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Light and variable
winds.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Southwest winds around
10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph shifting to the southeast in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 70s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. A 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly 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.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning,
then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs
in the upper 80s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      94     73     98  /  20     10


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TXZ277-102100-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
139 PM CDT Thu Sep 10 2026

.REST OF TODAY...Partly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Light and variable winds.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Light and variable
winds.
.FRIDAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with a 40 percent
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the
lower 90s. West winds around 10 mph in the morning becoming light
and variable.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Light and
variable winds becoming southwest around 10 mph after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with a
40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Highs in the mid 90s. West winds around 10 mph in the morning
becoming light and variable.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs around 90.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows
in the lower 60s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      91     65     93  /  40     20     40


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TXZ270-271-102100-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
1239 PM MDT Thu Sep 10 2026

.REST OF TODAY...Partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s near the mountain peaks to
the lower 90s below 5000 feet. Light and variable winds.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 63 to 70. Light and variable winds.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s near the mountain peaks to
the mid 90s below 5000 feet. West winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 64 to 71. Light and variable
winds becoming southwest around 10 mph after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s near the mountain peaks to
the upper 90s below 5000 feet. West winds around 10 mph in the
morning becoming light and variable.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 66 to 73.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80 near the mountain peaks to the mid
90s below 5000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 63 to 70.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s near the
mountain peaks to the lower 90s below 5000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows 62 to 69.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. A 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s near the
mountain peaks to the lower 90s below 5000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then a chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows 60 to 68. Chance of precipitation
50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning,
then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs
in the mid 70s near the mountain peaks to the upper 80s below
5000 feet. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      89     69     93  /  20     20
Dog Canyon           82     64     86  /  30     30
McKittrick Canyon    90     71     94  /  40     30


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