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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1133 PM CST Thu Jan 29 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 tonight, Friday, Friday night, and Saturday.


TXZ279-280-282-301000-
Big Bend National Park-
1133 PM CST Thu Jan 29 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...Cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Northeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Cloudy in the morning then clearing. Cooler. Highs in the
upper 40s in the mountains to the mid 60s along the Rio Grande.
Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Northeast winds
around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s in the mountains to the
mid 60s along the Rio Grande. In the mountains, east winds around
10 mph. Along the Rio Grande, light and variable winds becoming
northeast around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. In the
mountains, northeast winds around 10 mph. Along the Rio Grande,
northeast winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and
variable.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s in the mountains to
the mid 60s along the Rio Grande.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s in the mountains to
the lower 70s along the Rio Grande.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs around 60 in the mountains to the
mid 70s along the Rio Grande.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Cooler. Highs around 50 in the mountains
to the upper 60s along the Rio Grande.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 40s in the mountains
to the mid 60s along the Rio Grande.

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      43     60     35     57  /
Castolon             47     64     38     63  /  10     10
Chisos Basin         41     52     36     51  /         10
Persimmon Gap        43     61     35     55  /
Rio Grande Village   43     68     31     66  /         10


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NMZ027-028-301000-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
1033 PM MST Thu Jan 29 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Light and
variable winds.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Light and variable winds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Light and variable
winds.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. Southeast winds around
10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. South winds
around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Not as cool. Highs in the mid 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 40.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      35     52     31     43  /


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TXZ277-301000-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
1133 PM CST Thu Jan 29 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Colder. Lows around 30. Light and
variable winds.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Highs in the
mid 50s. Light and variable winds becoming south around 10 mph in
the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Light and variable
winds.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Light and variable winds
becoming south around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s. South winds
around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 50s.

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      30     57     26     55  /


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TXZ270-271-301000-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
1033 PM MST Thu Jan 29 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Light and
variable winds.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 40 near the mountain peaks to around
50 below 5000 feet. Light and variable winds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Light and variable
winds.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 30s near the mountain peaks to
the mid 40s below 5000 feet. East winds around 10 mph shifting to
the south in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Light and
variable winds.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 40s near the mountain peaks to the
lower 50s below 5000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 40s near the mountain
peaks to the upper 50s below 5000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 40s near the mountain
peaks to the mid 50s below 5000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 40s near the mountain
peaks to the lower 50s below 5000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s near the mountain
peaks to the lower 50s below 5000 feet.

&&
                  TEMPERATURE         /       PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      32     48     29     42  /
Dog Canyon           30     42     29     40  /
McKittrick Canyon    35     52     32     47  /


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