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Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
509 AM CST Thu Jan 1 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 Friday.


TXZ279-280-282-012200-
Big Bend National Park-
509 AM CST Thu Jan 1 2026

.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs around 60 in the mountains to the
upper 70s along the Rio Grande. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 47 to 52. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s in the mountains to the
lower 80s along the Rio Grande. West winds 10 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. In the
mountains, west winds 10 to 15 mph. Along the Rio Grande, west winds
10 to 15 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s in the mountains to the
upper 70s along the Rio Grande. In the mountains, west winds around
10 mph in the morning becoming light and variable. Along the Rio
Grande, light and variable winds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s in the mountains to the
lower 80s along the Rio Grande.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s in the mountains to
the lower 80s along the Rio Grande.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s in the mountains to
the lower 80s along the Rio Grande.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s in the mountains
to the lower 80s along the Rio Grande.

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               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      74     51     75  /  10
Castolon             78     51     80  /  10
Chisos Basin         65     49     66  /  10
Persimmon Gap        77     53     77  /  10
Rio Grande Village   82     43     84  /  10


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NMZ027-028-012200-
Carlsbad Caverns National Park-
409 AM MST Thu Jan 1 2026

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST
THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...Cloudy. Isolated showers in the morning. Very windy. Highs
in the lower 60s. West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts to around
50 mph increasing to 35 to 45 mph with gusts to around 60 mph in the
afternoon. Chance of showers 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Very windy. Lows in the lower 50s. West
winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts to around 55 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, windy. Highs in the mid 60s. West winds 25 to
35 mph with gusts to around 50 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Windy. Lows in the mid 40s. West winds
20 to 30 mph with gusts to around 45 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph
after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Northwest winds around
10 mph in the morning becoming light and variable.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 50.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      65     53     67  /  10


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TXZ277-012200-
Fort Davis National Historic Site-
509 AM CST Thu Jan 1 2026

.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s. West winds 15 to
20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. West winds 15 to
20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. West winds 15 to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. West winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Northwest winds around
10 mph in the morning becoming light and variable.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      68     42     67  /  10


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TXZ270-271-012200-
Guadalupe Mountains National Park-
409 AM MST Thu Jan 1 2026

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST
THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...Cloudy. Isolated showers in the morning. Very windy. Highs
around 50 near the mountain peaks to the mid 60s below 5000 feet.
West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts to around 50 mph increasing to
25 to 45 mph with gusts to around 60 mph in the afternoon. Chance of
showers 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Very windy. Lows 41 to 47. West winds
30 to 40 mph with gusts to around 55 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Very windy. Highs around 50 near the mountain peaks
to the mid 60s below 5000 feet. West winds 30 to 40 mph. Gusts up to
55 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Windy. Lows 38 to 43. West winds 20 to
30 mph with gusts to around 45 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after
midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s near the mountain peaks to
the mid 60s below 5000 feet. West winds around 10 mph in the morning
becoming light and variable.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s near the mountain
peaks to the upper 60s below 5000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s near the mountain
peaks to the upper 60s below 5000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s near the mountain
peaks to the upper 60s below 5000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 50s near the mountain peaks to the mid
60s below 5000 feet.

&&
               TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION

Visitors Center      60     45     61  /  20
Dog Canyon           51     40     52  /  20
McKittrick Canyon    62     48     63  /  20


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