Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
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RECMAF
Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
436 PM CDT Thu Sep 10 2026
Recreational forecast text represents an average of conditions
over the entire park.
Spot temperatures and probabilities of measurable precipitation are
for tonight, Friday, Friday night, and Saturday.
TXZ279-280-282-110900-
Big Bend National Park-
436 PM CDT Thu Sep 10 2026
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 74 to 79. Light and variable winds
becoming southeast around 10 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80 in the mountains to around
104 along the Rio Grande. In the mountains, southwest winds around
10 mph in the morning becoming light and variable. Along the Rio
Grande, light and variable winds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 74 to 79. In the mountains, east
winds around 10 mph shifting to the south after midnight. Along the
Rio Grande, light and variable winds.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to around
106 along the Rio Grande. In the mountains, south 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.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 74 to 79. East winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to
around 103 along the Rio Grande.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 72 to 77.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to around
102 along the Rio Grande.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 72 to 77.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s in the
mountains to around 102 along the Rio Grande.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 71 to 76.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains
to around 101 along the Rio Grande.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 71 to 76.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s in the mountains to around
100 along the Rio Grande.
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TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Visitors Center 76 98 76 100 / 10 10 10
Castolon 81 103 81 105 / 10
Chisos Basin 67 87 67 88 / 20 10 10
Persimmon Gap 78 99 78 101 / 10 10
Rio Grande Village 79 108 80 110 / 10
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NMZ027-028-110900-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
336 PM MDT Thu Sep 10 2026
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Light and variable
winds.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Southwest winds around
10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph shifting to the southeast in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds
around 10 mph.
.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 lower 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 70s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. A 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then a chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning,
then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs
in the upper 80s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after
midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers in the morning,
then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs
in the upper 80s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
&&
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Visitors Center 73 98 75 99 / 10
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TXZ277-110900-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
436 PM CDT Thu Sep 10 2026
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Light and variable
winds.
.FRIDAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with a 40 percent
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the
lower 90s. West winds around 10 mph in the morning becoming light
and variable.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Light and
variable winds becoming southwest around 10 mph after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with a
40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Highs in the mid 90s. West winds around 10 mph in the morning
becoming light and variable.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Light and
variable winds.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs around 90.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows
in the lower 60s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s.
&&
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Visitors Center 65 93 67 95 / 20 40 20 30
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TXZ270-271-110900-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
336 PM MDT Thu Sep 10 2026
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 63 to 70. Light and variable winds.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s near the mountain peaks to
the mid 90s below 5000 feet. West winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 64 to 71. Light and variable
winds becoming southwest around 10 mph after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s near the mountain peaks to
the upper 90s below 5000 feet. West winds around 10 mph in the
morning becoming light and variable.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 66 to 73. Light and variable
winds becoming southeast around 10 mph after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80 near the mountain peaks to the mid
90s below 5000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 63 to 70.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s near the
mountain peaks to the lower 90s below 5000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows 62 to 69.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. A 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s near the
mountain peaks to the lower 90s below 5000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then a chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows 60 to 68. Chance of precipitation
50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning,
then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs
in the mid 70s near the mountain peaks to the upper 80s below
5000 feet. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after
midnight. Lows 59 to 66. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. 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. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
&&
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Visitors Center 69 93 70 95 / 20
Dog Canyon 64 86 66 87 / 30 10
McKittrick Canyon 71 94 73 95 / 30 10
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