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
1238 PM CDT Thu Jul 3 2025
Recreational forecast text represents an average of conditions
over the entire park.
Spot temperatures and probabilities of measurable precipitation are
for tonight, Independence Day, Friday night, and Saturday.
TXZ279-280-282-040900-
Big Bend National Park-
1238 PM CDT Thu Jul 3 2025
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Lows 70 to 75. In the mountains, light and variable winds becoming
south around 10 mph after midnight. Along the Rio Grande, light and
variable winds. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers in the morning,
then scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in
the lower 70s in the mountains to the mid 90s along the Rio Grande.
Southwest winds around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 71 to 76. Light and variable
winds.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent 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.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 71 to 76. In the mountains,
east winds around 10 mph. Along the Rio Grande, southeast winds
around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. 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. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows 70 to 75.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning,
then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs
in the lower 70s in the mountains to the upper 90s along the Rio
Grande. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 69 to 74.
.TUESDAY...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.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 69 to 74.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s in the mountains to around
100 along the Rio Grande.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 71 to 76.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to
around 103 along the Rio Grande.
&&
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Visitors Center 72 90 73 96 / 60 40 40 10
Castolon 76 94 77 101 / 60 40 30 10
Chisos Basin 65 78 66 84 / 60 40 40 10
Persimmon Gap 74 92 76 97 / 70 30 30 10
Rio Grande Village 75 97 76 104 / 60 50 50 20
$$
NMZ027-028-040900-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
1138 AM MDT Thu Jul 3 2025
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
evening. Lows in the upper 60s. Light and variable winds becoming
southwest around 10 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation
20 percent.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Northwest winds
around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. West winds
around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Northwest winds around
10 mph shifting to the northeast in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Southeast winds
around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 70.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs around 90.
&&
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Visitors Center 69 89 71 92 / 50 10 10
$$
TXZ277-040900-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
1238 PM CDT Thu Jul 3 2025
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the
evening. Lows in the mid 60s. Light and variable winds becoming
southwest around 10 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation
30 percent.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. West winds
around 10 mph shifting to the northwest in the afternoon. Chance of
precipitation 30 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds
around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. West winds around 10 mph
shifting to the northeast in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds
around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 90s.
&&
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Visitors Center 65 86 65 92 / 60 30 30 20
$$
TXZ270-271-040900-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
1138 AM MDT Thu Jul 3 2025
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the
evening. Lows 60 to 67. Light and variable winds becoming southwest
around 10 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s near the mountain
peaks to around 90 below 5000 feet. West winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 62 to 69. West winds around
10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80 near the mountain peaks to the
mid 90s below 5000 feet. Northwest winds around 10 mph shifting to
the northeast in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 62 to 69. East winds around
10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. A 30 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.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 60 to 67.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 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.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 60 to 67.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s near the mountain
peaks to the upper 80s below 5000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 61 to 68.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s near the mountain
peaks to the lower 90s below 5000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 62 to 69.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s near the mountain
peaks to the lower 90s below 5000 feet.
&&
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Visitors Center 67 86 67 91 / 50 10 10
Dog Canyon 61 79 62 84 / 50 10 10
McKittrick Canyon 67 87 70 91 / 40 10 10
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