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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
436 AM CDT Sat Aug 22 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 Sunday.


TXZ279-280-282-222100-
Big Bend National Park-
436 AM CDT Sat Aug 22 2026

.TODAY...Sunny. Highs around 80 in the mountains to around 105 along
the Rio Grande. In the mountains, southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Along the Rio Grande, light and variable winds becoming northeast
around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 72 to 77. In the mountains, southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph. Along the Rio Grande, east winds 10 to 15 mph in
the evening becoming light and variable.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80 in the mountains to around
105 along the Rio Grande. In the mountains, southeast winds around
10 mph. Along the Rio Grande, light and variable winds becoming east
around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 72 to 77. In the mountains,
southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Along the Rio Grande, southeast winds
10 to 15 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80 in the mountains to around
105 along the Rio Grande. In the mountains, southeast winds around
10 mph. Along the Rio Grande, light and variable winds becoming east
around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 71 to 76.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80 in the mountains to around
105 along the Rio Grande.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 72 to 77.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to
around 105 along the Rio Grande.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 73 to 78.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to around
106 along the Rio Grande.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 73 to 78.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to around
105 along the Rio Grande.

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               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      98     73     98  /
Castolon            103     79    103  /
Chisos Basin         87     65     86  /
Persimmon Gap        99     75     99  /
Rio Grande Village  108     76    108  /


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NMZ027-028-222100-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
336 AM MDT Sat Aug 22 2026

.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds around 10 mph
shifting to the southeast in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph shifting to the southwest after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Southwest winds around 10 mph
shifting to the southeast in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds
10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Southwest winds around
10 mph shifting to the southeast in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      97     73     97  /


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TXZ277-222100-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
436 AM CDT Sat Aug 22 2026

.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Southwest winds around 10 mph
shifting to the east in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph shifting to the west after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Southwest winds around 10 mph
shifting to the southeast in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Light and variable winds
becoming southeast 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      95     65     95  /


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TXZ270-271-222100-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
336 AM MDT Sat Aug 22 2026

.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s near the mountain peaks to
the upper 90s below 5000 feet. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 63 to 70. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s near the mountain peaks to
the upper 90s below 5000 feet. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 64 to 71. Southeast winds around
10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the evening.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s near the mountain peaks to
the upper 90s below 5000 feet. Light and variable winds becoming
southeast around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 64 to 71.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s near the mountain peaks to
the upper 90s below 5000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 63 to 70.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s near the mountain peaks
to the upper 90s below 5000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 64 to 71.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s near the mountain peaks to
the upper 90s below 5000 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 64 to 71.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s near the mountain peaks to
the upper 90s below 5000 feet.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      93     69     94  /
Dog Canyon           87     64     87  /
McKittrick Canyon    94     71     95  /


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