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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
457 PM 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 tonight, Friday, Friday night, and Saturday.


TXZ279-280-282-220900-
Big Bend National Park-
457 PM CDT Thu Aug 21 2025

.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 68 to 73. Northeast winds around
10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Isolated 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. Chance of
precipitation 20 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 68 to 73. East winds 10 to 15 mph
in the evening becoming light and variable.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 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. In the mountains,
east winds 10 to 15 mph. Along the Rio Grande, east winds 10 to
15 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s in the mountains to
the upper 90s along the Rio Grande.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 68 to 73.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. 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.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows 69 to 74.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 40 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.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows
69 to 74. 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 lower 70s in the mountains to the upper 90s along the Rio
Grande. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after
midnight. Lows 69 to 74. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 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.

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                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      69     91     70     91  /  10     10     10     10
Castolon             75     97     74     97  /  10     10     10     10
Chisos Basin         62     80     62     79  /  10     10     10     20
Persimmon Gap        73     94     71     93  /  10     10     10
Rio Grande Village   73    101     73    101  /  10     20     10     20


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NMZ027-028-220900-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
357 PM MDT Thu Aug 21 2025

.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds around
10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.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. Southeast winds around
10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast
winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly 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 upper 60s. Chance of
precipitation 30 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers in the morning, then a
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the
lower 80s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after
midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning,
then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs
in the lower 80s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      70     88     69     89  /  10


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TXZ277-220900-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
457 PM CDT Thu Aug 21 2025

.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Northeast winds 10 to
15 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. 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 mid 80s. Northeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. East winds
10 to 15 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.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 mid 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 and slight chance of
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of
precipitation 30 percent.
.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
60 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly 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 30 percent.
.THURSDAY...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.

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      61     85     58     86  /  10     10     10     10


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TXZ270-271-220900-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
357 PM MDT Thu Aug 21 2025

.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 59 to 67. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s near the mountain peaks to
the upper 80s below 5000 feet. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 58 to 65. East winds around
10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s near the mountain peaks to
around 90 below 5000 feet. East winds around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 58 to 65. East winds around
10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s near the mountain peaks to
around 90 below 5000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 59 to 66.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s near the mountain peaks
to around 90 below 5000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 59 to 66.
.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 58 to 65. Chance of precipitation
40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning,
then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs
in the upper 60s near the mountain peaks to the lower 80s below
5000 feet. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after
midnight. Lows 58 to 65. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning,
then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs
in the upper 60s near the mountain peaks to the mid 80s below
5000 feet. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      65     85     65     85  /  10
Dog Canyon           59     74     58     75  /  10
McKittrick Canyon    67     85     67     86  /  10


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