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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1233 AM CDT Tue Aug 19 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 Wednesday.


TXZ279-280-282-192100-
Big Bend National Park-
1233 AM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the
morning. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to around
101 along the Rio Grande. Light and variable winds becoming east
around 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight.
Lows 71 to 76. In the mountains, east winds around 10 mph. Along the
Rio Grande, east winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light
and variable.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Slight chance of showers in the morning, then a
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the
mid 70s in the mountains to around 100 along the Rio Grande.
Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows 71 to 76. East winds around
10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers in the morning,
then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs
in the mid 70s in the mountains to the upper 90s along the Rio
Grande. Northeast winds around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation
50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows 70 to 75.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. 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.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 69 to 74.
.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.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 68 to 73.
.SUNDAY...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.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 68 to 73.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s in the mountains to the
upper 90s along the Rio Grande.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      95     72     94  /  30     20     30
Castolon            100     78    100  /  20     20     30
Chisos Basin         83     65     82  /  20     20     30
Persimmon Gap        97     75     96  /  20     20     30
Rio Grande Village  104     75    104  /  30     30     40


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NMZ027-028-192100-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
1133 PM MDT Mon Aug 18 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy after
midnight then becoming partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms late in the evening. Slight chance of showers in the
morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Light and variable winds becoming
east around 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation
40 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight.
Lows in the lower 70s. Northeast winds around 10 mph in the evening
becoming light and variable.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers in the morning,
then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs
in the mid 80s. North winds around 10 mph shifting to the east in
the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. East winds around
10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Light and variable winds
becoming east around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 90.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 80s.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      90     72     88  /  30     30     40


$$

TXZ277-192100-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
1233 AM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Increasing clouds. Slight chance of showers late in
the evening. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Light and variable winds becoming
east around 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation
50 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 60s. Light and
variable winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the morning, then mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms
likely in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Northeast winds
around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast winds
around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.THURSDAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with a
40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Highs in the mid 80s. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      87     64     86  /  50     30     60


$$

TXZ270-271-192100-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
1133 PM MDT Mon Aug 18 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Decreasing clouds. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms late in the evening. Slight chance of showers in the
morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s near the mountain peaks to the
upper 80s below 5000 feet. Light and variable winds becoming east
around 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight.
Lows 62 to 69. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 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. East winds around
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 61 to 68. East winds around
10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s near the mountain peaks to
around 90 below 5000 feet. Light and variable winds becoming east
around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 62 to 69.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s near the
mountain peaks to the lower 90s below 5000 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 60 to 67.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s near the mountain peaks to
around 90 below 5000 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 59 to 66.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s near the mountain
peaks to the upper 80s below 5000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 60 to 67.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s near the mountain
peaks to around 90 below 5000 feet.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      86     68     85  /  50     30     40
Dog Canyon           75     62     75  /  50     30     40
McKittrick Canyon    87     70     85  /  50     30     40


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