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SXUS44 KMAF 122237  
RECMAF  
 
RECREATIONAL FORECASTS FOR WEST TEXAS/SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX  
437 PM CST MON JAN 12 2026  
 
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.  
 
TXZ279-280-282-131000-  
BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK-  
437 PM CST MON JAN 12 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS AROUND 40. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS 60 PERCENT.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
MORNING, THEN SUNNY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S IN THE  
MOUNTAINS TO THE LOWER 60S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE. IN THE MOUNTAINS,  
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.  
ALONG THE RIO GRANDE, LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS  
AROUND 10 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH ALONG THE  
RIO GRANDE.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE  
UPPER 60S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE. IN THE MOUNTAINS, NORTHWEST WINDS  
AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. ALONG THE  
RIO GRANDE, LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 10 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
CLEAR. LOWS 35 TO 40. IN THE MOUNTAINS, NORTH  
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. ALONG THE RIO GRANDE, NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND  
10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.    
THURSDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 50 IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE UPPER 60S  
ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 37 TO 42.    
FRIDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO AROUND  
70 ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.    
SATURDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE  
UPPER 60S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO  
AROUND 70 ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40.    
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S IN  
THE MOUNTAINS TO THE LOWER 70S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.  
 

 
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION  
 
VISITORS CENTER 40 56 38 63 / 60 10  
CASTOLON 43 60 38 68 / 60 10  
CHISOS BASIN 36 49 37 55 / 60 10  
PERSIMMON GAP 42 59 38 65 / 60 10  
RIO GRANDE VILLAGE 38 63 32 71 / 60 10  
 

 
 
NMZ027-028-131000-  
CARLSBAD CAVERNS NATIONAL PARK-  
337 PM MST MON JAN 12 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
DECREASING CLOUDS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. LIGHT AND  
VARIABLE WINDS.    
TUESDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 10 TO  
15 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO  
15 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS  
BECOMING WEST AROUND 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THURSDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.    
FRIDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.    
SATURDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.    
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.  
 

 
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION  
 
VISITORS CENTER 36 60 41 58 /  
 

 
 
TXZ277-131000-  
FORT DAVIS NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE-  
437 PM CST MON JAN 12 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS  
LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS AROUND 30. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS 60 PERCENT.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 50S. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 10 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. WEST WINDS AROUND  
10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHEAST WINDS  
AROUND 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.    
THURSDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.    
FRIDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.    
SATURDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.    
SUNDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.    
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.  
 

 
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION  
 
VISITORS CENTER 30 58 29 57 / 60 10  
 

 
 
TXZ270-271-131000-  
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK-  
337 PM MST MON JAN 12 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
DECREASING CLOUDS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. LIGHT AND  
VARIABLE WINDS.    
TUESDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO  
THE MID 50S BELOW 5000 FEET. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
CLEAR. LOWS 34 TO 39. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.   
WEDNESDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO  
THE UPPER 50S BELOW 5000 FEET. NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
CLEAR. LOWS 33 TO 38. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND  
10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THURSDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO  
AROUND 60 BELOW 5000 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.    
FRIDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO  
THE UPPER 50S BELOW 5000 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 28 TO 33.    
SATURDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO  
THE UPPER 50S BELOW 5000 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN  
PEAKS TO AROUND 60 BELOW 5000 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.    
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S NEAR THE  
MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO AROUND 60 BELOW 5000 FEET.  
 

 
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION  
 
VISITORS CENTER 33 53 35 54 /  
DOG CANYON 32 47 35 47 /  
MCKITTRICK CANYON 37 58 41 57 /  
 

 
 
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