Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
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SXUS44 KMAF 281840
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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
139 PM CDT Tue Jul 28 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 today, tonight, and Wednesday.
TXZ279-280-282-282100-
Big Bend National Park-
139 PM CDT Tue Jul 28 2026
.REST OF TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s in the mountains to
around 110 along the Rio Grande. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 73 to 78. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to
around 107 along the Rio Grande. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 72 to 77. Southeast winds
10 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to around
107 along the Rio Grande. In the mountains, east winds 10 to 15 mph.
Along the Rio Grande, light and variable winds becoming east around
10 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 72 to 77.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to around
107 along the Rio Grande.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 74 to 79.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to around
107 along the Rio Grande.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 74 to 79.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to around
105 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.
&&
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Visitors Center 103 75 101 /
Castolon 108 80 106 /
Chisos Basin 92 67 90 /
Persimmon Gap 103 75 100 /
Rio Grande Village 113 79 111 /
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NMZ027-028-282100-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
1239 PM MDT Tue Jul 28 2026
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY...
.REST OF TODAY...Sunny. Highs around 100. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 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 mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
&&
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Visitors Center 101 73 97 /
$$
TXZ277-282100-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
139 PM CDT Tue Jul 28 2026
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...
.REST OF TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. East winds around
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Light and variable winds
becoming east 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph shifting to the
southwest after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Light and variable winds
becoming southeast around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
&&
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Visitors Center 100 67 97 /
$$
TXZ270-271-282100-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
1239 PM MDT Tue Jul 28 2026
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY...
.REST OF TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s near the mountain peaks
to around 101 below 5000 feet. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 64 to 71. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s near the mountain peaks
to the upper 90s below 5000 feet. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 63 to 70. East winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s near the mountain peaks to
the upper 90s below 5000 feet. Light and variable winds becoming
east 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 64 to 71.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s near the mountain peaks
to the upper 90s below 5000 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 66 to 73.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s near the
mountain peaks to the upper 90s below 5000 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 64 to 71.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s near the mountain
peaks to the upper 90s below 5000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 65 to 72.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s near the mountain peaks to
the upper 90s below 5000 feet.
&&
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Visitors Center 98 69 94 /
Dog Canyon 90 65 87 /
McKittrick Canyon 99 71 95 /
$$