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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
609 AM CDT Wed Jul 29 2026

Recreational forecast text represents an average of conditions
over the entire park.

Spot temperatures and probabilities of measurable precipitation are
for today, tonight, and Thursday.


TXZ279-280-282-292100-
Big Bend National Park-
609 AM CDT Wed Jul 29 2026

.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to around
107 along the Rio Grande. Light and variable winds becoming
northeast 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 72 to 78. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Increasing clouds. Highs in the lower 80s in the
mountains to around 106 along the Rio Grande. Northeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 74 to 79. East winds 10 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to around
107 along the Rio Grande. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 73 to 78.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to around
106 along the Rio Grande.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 73 to 78.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80 in the mountains to around
104 along the Rio Grande.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 72 to 77.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to around
105 along the Rio Grande.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 72 to 77.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to around
105 along the Rio Grande.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center     100     74    100  /
Castolon            105     80    105  /
Chisos Basin         89     66     88  /
Persimmon Gap       100     75    100  /
Rio Grande Village  110     79    110  /


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NMZ027-028-292100-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
509 AM MDT Wed Jul 29 2026

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. East winds 10 to
20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Windy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Windy. Highs in the mid 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.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the upper 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      98     72     98  /


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TXZ277-292100-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
609 AM CDT Wed Jul 29 2026

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

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

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      97     66     97  /                10


$$

TXZ270-271-292100-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
509 AM MDT Wed Jul 29 2026

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s near the mountain peaks to
the upper 90s below 5000 feet. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 64 to 71. East winds 15 to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s near the mountain peaks to
the upper 90s below 5000 feet. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 66 to 73. East winds 10 to
20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s near the mountain peaks to
around 100 below 5000 feet. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Windy. Lows 66 to 73.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Windy. Highs around 80 near the
mountain peaks to the mid 90s below 5000 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows 64 to 71.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs around 80 near the mountain peaks to the mid
90s below 5000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 64 to 71.
.MONDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s near the mountain peaks to the
upper 90s below 5000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 65 to 72.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s near the mountain
peaks to the upper 90s below 5000 feet.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      95     69     95  /
Dog Canyon           87     65     88  /
McKittrick Canyon    96     71     96  /


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