


Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
644 SXUS44 KMAF 120535 RECMAF Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 1235 AM CDT Fri Sep 12 2025 Recreational forecast text represents an average of conditions over the entire park. Spot temperatures and probabilities of measurable precipitation are for today, tonight, and Saturday. TXZ279-280-282-122100- Big Bend National Park- 1235 AM CDT Fri Sep 12 2025 .REST OF TODAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the lower 70s in the mountains to the upper 90s along the Rio Grande. East winds 10 to 15 mph. .TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 67 to 72. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 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. Southeast winds around 10 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows 68 to 73. Southeast winds around 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly 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. Southeast winds around 10 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 67 to 72. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s in the mountains to the mid 90s along the Rio Grande. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 66 to 71. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s in the mountains to the lower 90s along the Rio Grande. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 64 to 69. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s in the mountains to the lower 90s along the Rio Grande. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 65 to 70. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs around 70 in the mountains to the mid 90s along the Rio Grande. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION Visitors Center 91 69 90 / 20 Castolon 96 74 96 / 10 Chisos Basin 80 61 79 / 20 Persimmon Gap 93 70 91 / 20 Rio Grande Village 101 72 101 / 20 $$ NMZ027-028-122100- Carlsbad Caverns National Park- 1135 PM MDT Thu Sep 11 2025 .REST OF TODAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 80s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 80. South winds around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. .SUNDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Light and variable winds becoming southeast around 10 mph in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. .THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION Visitors Center 87 67 83 / 10 60 $$ TXZ277-122100- Fort Davis National Historic Site- 1235 AM CDT Fri Sep 12 2025 .REST OF TODAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 80s. Southeast winds around 10 mph shifting to the south. .TONIGHT...Increasing clouds. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast winds around 10 mph shifting to the southwest after midnight. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds around 10 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Light and variable winds. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Light and variable winds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs around 80. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION Visitors Center 86 60 82 / 10 10 40 $$ TXZ270-271-122100- Guadalupe Mountains National Park- 1135 PM MDT Thu Sep 11 2025 .REST OF TODAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the lower 70s near the mountain peaks to the upper 80s below 5000 feet. East winds 15 to 20 mph shifting to the south 10 to 15 mph. .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 58 to 65. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s near the mountain peaks to the lower 80s below 5000 feet. South winds around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows 56 to 63. Southeast winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. .SUNDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s near the mountain peaks to the mid 80s below 5000 feet. Light and variable winds becoming southwest around 10 mph in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 56 to 63. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s near the mountain peaks to the lower 80s below 5000 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows 55 to 62. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s near the mountain peaks to the lower 80s below 5000 feet. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 53 to 60. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s near the mountain peaks to the lower 80s below 5000 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 54 to 61. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s near the mountain peaks to the mid 80s below 5000 feet. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION Visitors Center 85 64 80 / 10 60 Dog Canyon 74 58 69 / 10 60 McKittrick Canyon 84 65 79 / 10 60 $$