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RECREATIONAL FORECASTS FOR WEST TEXAS/SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX  
1238 AM CDT WED JUL 9 2025  
 
RECREATIONAL FORECAST TEXT REPRESENTS AN AVERAGE OF CONDITIONS  
OVER THE ENTIRE PARK.  
 
SPOT TEMPERATURES AND PROBABILITIES OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION ARE  
FOR TODAY, TONIGHT, AND THURSDAY.  
 
TXZ279-280-282-092100-  
BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK-  
1238 AM CDT WED JUL 9 2025  
   
TODAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE UPPER  
90S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE. IN THE MOUNTAINS, EAST 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 70 TO 75. IN THE MOUNTAINS, EAST WINDS  
10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. ALONG THE RIO  
GRANDE, EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AND  
VARIABLE.    
THURSDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO AROUND  
100 ALONG THE RIO GRANDE. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING EAST  
AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS  
AROUND 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO AROUND  
104 ALONG THE RIO GRANDE. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. LOWS 72 TO 77.    
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S IN THE  
MOUNTAINS TO AROUND 101 ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS  
70 TO 75. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING,  
THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE  
MID 70S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE UPPER 90S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.  
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS  
70 TO 75. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.    
MONDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING,  
THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE  
MID 70S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE UPPER 90S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.  
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS  
70 TO 75. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 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.  
 

 
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION  
 
VISITORS CENTER 94 71 95 / 10 10  
CASTOLON 99 77 101 / 10 10  
CHISOS BASIN 83 64 84 / 10 10  
PERSIMMON GAP 95 73 97 / 10 10  
RIO GRANDE VILLAGE 102 76 103 / 10 10  
 

 
 
NMZ027-028-092100-  
CARLSBAD CAVERNS NATIONAL PARK-  
1138 PM MDT TUE JUL 8 2025  
   
TODAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS  
BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS  
AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THURSDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND  
10 MPH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. CHANCE  
OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.    
FRIDAY
 
SUNNY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH  
SHIFTING TO THE EAST IN THE AFTERNOON.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION  
30 PERCENT.    
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION  
40 PERCENT.    
SUNDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION  
40 PERCENT.    
MONDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.  
 

 
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION  
 
VISITORS CENTER 90 72 93 /  
 

 
 
TXZ277-092100-  
FORT DAVIS NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE-  
1238 AM CDT WED JUL 9 2025  
   
TODAY
 
SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
EAST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. EAST WINDS AROUND  
10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.    
THURSDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS  
BECOMING EAST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST  
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A  
50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO  
THE SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS  
IN THE MID 60S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.    
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY  
IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION  
70 PERCENT.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION  
40 PERCENT.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE  
AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT.   
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS  
IN THE MID 60S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.    
MONDAY
 
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING,  
THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER  
80S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 80 PERCENT.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN THE MID 60S.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE  
AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT.  
 

 
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION  
 
VISITORS CENTER 90 63 92 / 10 10  
 

 
 
TXZ270-271-092100-  
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK-  
1138 PM MDT TUE JUL 8 2025  
   
TODAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO  
THE LOWER 90S BELOW 5000 FEET. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING  
EAST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 62 TO 69. EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH  
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THURSDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 80 NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO THE  
MID 90S BELOW 5000 FEET. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. LOWS 64 TO 71. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO  
15 MPH.    
FRIDAY
 
SUNNY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO THE  
MID 90S BELOW 5000 FEET. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS 62 TO 69. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.    
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S NEAR THE  
MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO THE UPPER 80S BELOW 5000 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS 59 TO 66. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 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.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS 59 TO 66. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.    
MONDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S NEAR THE  
MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO THE MID 80S BELOW 5000 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. LOWS 59 TO 66.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S NEAR THE  
MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO THE UPPER 80S BELOW 5000 FEET.  
 

 
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION  
 
VISITORS CENTER 88 68 91 /  
DOG CANYON 80 64 83 / 10 10  
MCKITTRICK CANYON 88 70 91 /  
 

 
 
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