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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
214 PM CDT Mon Jul 27 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 Tuesday.


TXZ279-280-282-272100-
Big Bend National Park-
214 PM CDT Mon Jul 27 2026

.REST OF TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to
around 108 along the Rio Grande. East winds around 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 73 to 78. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s in the mountains to around
109 along the Rio Grande. In the mountains, southwest 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.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 73 to 78. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to
around 107 along the Rio Grande. In the mountains, east winds around
10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Along the Rio
Grande, light and variable winds becoming east around 10 mph in the
afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 73 to 78.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to
around 107 along the Rio Grande.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 73 to 78.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to around
108 along the Rio Grande.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 74 to 80.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to
around 108 along the Rio Grande.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 74 to 80.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to
around 105 along the Rio Grande.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center     102     75    103  /
Castolon            106     80    108  /
Chisos Basin         90     67     91  /
Persimmon Gap       102     76    103  /
Rio Grande Village  111     80    113  /


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NMZ027-028-272100-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
114 PM MDT Mon Jul 27 2026

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT TUESDAY...

.REST OF TODAY...Sunny. Highs around 100. East winds around 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds around
10 mph with gusts to around 25 mph shifting to the southwest after
midnight.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 100. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center     101     76    101  /


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TXZ277-272100-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
214 PM CDT Mon Jul 27 2026

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT TUESDAY...

.REST OF TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. East winds around
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds
around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Light and variable winds
becoming northeast around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Light and variable winds
becoming east 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      99     69    100  /  10


$$

TXZ270-271-272100-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
114 PM MDT Mon Jul 27 2026

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT TUESDAY...

.REST OF TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s near the mountain peaks
to around 101 below 5000 feet. East winds around 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 67 to 74. East winds around 10 mph
shifting to the south after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s near the mountain peaks to
around 102 below 5000 feet. Light and variable winds becoming east
10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 65 to 72. East winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s near the mountain peaks
to the upper 90s below 5000 feet. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 64 to 71.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s near the mountain peaks to
the upper 90s below 5000 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 65 to 72.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s near the mountain peaks to
around 100 below 5000 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 66 to 73.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s near the
mountain peaks to the upper 90s below 5000 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 64 to 71.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s near the mountain
peaks to the mid 90s below 5000 feet.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      98     72     98  /
Dog Canyon           89     68     90  /  10
McKittrick Canyon    99     76     99  /  10


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