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Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
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288 SXUS44 KMAF 222137 RECMAF Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 436 PM CDT Mon Sep 22 2025 Recreational forecast text represents an average of conditions over the entire park. Spot temperatures and probabilities of measurable precipitation are for tonight, Tuesday, Tuesday night, and Wednesday. TXZ279-280-282-230900- Big Bend National Park- 436 PM CDT Mon Sep 22 2025 .TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Light and variable winds. .TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s in the mountains to around 103 along the Rio Grande. Light and variable winds becoming east around 10 mph in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 70 to 75. North winds 10 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s in the mountains to the mid 90s along the Rio Grande. North winds 15 to 25 mph. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Lows 66 to 71. Northeast winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers in the morning, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s in the mountains to around 90 along the Rio Grande. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 63 to 68. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs around 70 in the mountains to the mid 90s along the Rio Grande. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers after midnight. Lows 65 to 70. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s in the mountains to the mid 90s along the Rio Grande. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers. Lows 64 to 69. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s in the mountains to the lower 90s along the Rio Grande. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows 63 to 68. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s in the mountains to around 90 along the Rio Grande. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION Visitors Center 72 97 71 88 / 10 10 30 Castolon 76 102 76 95 / 10 10 30 Chisos Basin 64 85 63 77 / 10 10 30 Persimmon Gap 73 99 73 87 / 10 10 30 Rio Grande Village 74 106 74 99 / 10 10 40 $$ NMZ027-028-230900- Carlsbad Caverns National Park- 336 PM MDT Mon Sep 22 2025 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. North winds 10 to 15 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Very windy. Lows in the lower 60s. North winds 10 to 15 mph increasing to 30 to 40 mph with gusts to around 55 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Very windy. Cooler. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts to around 55 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Windy. Lows around 60. Northeast winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts to around 50 mph becoming east 15 to 20 mph after midnight. .THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Windy. Highs in the upper 70s. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows around 60. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION Visitors Center 69 89 62 73 / 10 20 40 40 $$ TXZ277-230900- Fort Davis National Historic Site- 436 PM CDT Mon Sep 22 2025 .TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Light and variable winds. .TUESDAY...Sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 90. Light and variable winds becoming north 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. North winds around 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Cooler. Highs in the lower 70s. North winds 15 to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph decreasing to around 10 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. .THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 80. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION Visitors Center 62 90 60 73 / 10 20 20 60 $$ TXZ270-271-230900- Guadalupe Mountains National Park- 336 PM MDT Mon Sep 22 2025 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 60 to 67. West winds 10 to 20 mph. .TUESDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s near the mountain peaks to around 90 below 5000 feet. North winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the west 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Very windy. Lows 54 to 61. North winds 10 to 20 mph increasing to northeast 30 to 40 mph with gusts to around 55 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Very windy. Cooler. Highs in the upper 50s near the mountain peaks to the mid 70s below 5000 feet. Northeast winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts to around 55 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Very windy. Lows 52 to 59. Northeast winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts to around 55 mph decreasing to 15 to 25 mph after midnight. .THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Windy. Highs in the lower 60s near the mountain peaks to around 80 below 5000 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 54 to 61. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s near the mountain peaks to the lower 80s below 5000 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows 55 to 62. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s near the mountain peaks to the lower 80s below 5000 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows 53 to 60. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s near the mountain peaks to the upper 70s below 5000 feet. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows 52 to 59. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s near the mountain peaks to the upper 70s below 5000 feet. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION Visitors Center 65 86 60 70 / 10 20 30 30 Dog Canyon 61 75 54 61 / 10 20 30 30 McKittrick Canyon 68 86 61 71 / 10 20 40 40 $$