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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1233 PM CDT Thu Sep 4 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 Friday.


TXZ279-280-282-042100-
Big Bend National Park-
1233 PM CDT Thu Sep 4 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Increasing clouds. Highs in the upper 70s in the
mountains to around 101 along the Rio Grande. Light and variable
winds.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. In the mountains,
light and variable winds becoming south around 10 mph after
midnight. Along the Rio Grande, light and variable winds.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s in the
mountains to the mid 90s along the Rio Grande. South winds around
10 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers. Lows
70 to 75. North winds around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s in the
mountains to the mid 90s along the Rio Grande. Northeast winds
around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then a chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows 68 to 73. Chance of precipitation
40 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers in the morning, then a
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around
70 in the mountains to the mid 90s along the Rio Grande. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows
66 to 71. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning,
then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Highs around 70 in the mountains to the mid 90s along the Rio
Grande. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 66 to 71.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s in the mountains to
the mid 90s along the Rio Grande.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 66 to 71.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s in the mountains
to the mid 90s along the Rio Grande.

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               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      94     74     89  /                20
Castolon             99     78     94  /                20
Chisos Basin         83     67     77  /                20
Persimmon Gap        96     76     91  /                20
Rio Grande Village  104     77    100  /                20


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NMZ027-028-042100-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
1133 AM MDT Thu Sep 4 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 80s. Light and
variable winds becoming south around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers after midnight.
Lows in the upper 60s. West winds 10 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Cloudy. Chance of showers in the morning, then a slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Not as warm.
Highs in the mid 70s. West winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of
precipitation 30 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds around 10 mph shifting to the
northwest after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers in the morning, then a
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the
upper 70s. East winds around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation
50 percent.
.SATURDAY 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 40 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers in the morning, then a
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around
80. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      91     71     77  /  10     10     30


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TXZ277-042100-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
1233 PM CDT Thu Sep 4 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 80s. Light and
variable winds.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Light and variable winds.
.FRIDAY...Cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning, then a
chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Not as warm. Highs in the upper 70s. Light and variable
winds becoming west around 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of
precipitation 30 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after
midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Light and variable winds. Chance of
precipitation 30 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning,
then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs
in the upper 70s. Light and variable winds becoming east around
10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the
upper 50s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers in the morning, then
showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs around 80.
Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 50s.
.MONDAY...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 40 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 80s.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      89     64     77  /         10     30


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TXZ270-271-042100-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
1133 AM MDT Thu Sep 4 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s near the
mountain peaks to the upper 80s below 5000 feet. Southwest winds
around 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers. Lows 57 to
66. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Cloudy. Chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of
showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Cooler.
Highs around 60 near the mountain peaks to the mid 70s below
5000 feet. West winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the southwest in the
afternoon. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after
midnight. Lows 54 to 61. South winds around 10 mph shifting to the
east after midnight. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers in the morning, then a
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the
lower 60s near the mountain peaks to the upper 70s below 5000 feet.
Southeast winds around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then a chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows 54 to 61. Chance of precipitation
50 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. 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.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows 55 to 62.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 70 near the mountain
peaks to the mid 80s below 5000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 56 to 63.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s near the mountain
peaks to the upper 80s below 5000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 57 to 64.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s near the mountain
peaks to the upper 80s below 5000 feet.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      86     65     72  /  10     20     30
Dog Canyon           75     57     62  /  10     20     30
McKittrick Canyon    87     66     74  /  10     20     30


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