612  
SXUS44 KMAF 162136  
RECMAF  
 
RECREATIONAL FORECASTS FOR WEST TEXAS/SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX  
436 PM CDT THU OCT 16 2025  
 
RECREATIONAL FORECAST TEXT REPRESENTS AN AVERAGE OF CONDITIONS  
OVER THE ENTIRE PARK.  
 
SPOT TEMPERATURES AND PROBABILITIES OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION ARE  
FOR TONIGHT, FRIDAY, FRIDAY NIGHT, AND SATURDAY.  
 
TXZ279-280-282-170900-  
BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK-  
436 PM CDT THU OCT 16 2025  
   
TONIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. LIGHT AND VARIABLE  
WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRIDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE MID  
90S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 64 TO 69. LIGHT AND VARIABLE  
WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SATURDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE  
MID 90S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS  
AROUND 10 MPH.    
SUNDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE  
LOWER 90S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S.    
MONDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE UPPER  
90S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 60 TO 65.    
TUESDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. NOT AS WARM. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S IN THE  
MOUNTAINS TO THE UPPER 80S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 55 TO 60.    
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S IN THE MOUNTAINS  
TO THE LOWER 90S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 58 TO 63.    
THURSDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE  
LOWER 90S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.  
 
 
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION  
 
VISITORS CENTER 64 89 65 90 / 10  
CASTOLON 69 94 70 94 / 10  
CHISOS BASIN 58 79 59 79 / 10  
PERSIMMON GAP 66 90 67 92 /  
RIO GRANDE VILLAGE 67 99 68 99 / 10  
 
 
 
NMZ027-028-170900-  
CARLSBAD CAVERNS NATIONAL PARK-  
336 PM MDT THU OCT 16 2025  
   
TONIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS  
10 TO 20 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS  
10 TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.    
SUNDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.    
MONDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.    
TUESDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. COOLER. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.    
WEDNESDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.    
THURSDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.  
 
 
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION  
 
VISITORS CENTER 60 80 57 79 / 10  
 
 
 
TXZ277-170900-  
FORT DAVIS NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE-  
436 PM CDT THU OCT 16 2025  
   
TONIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
EVENING. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.    
FRIDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS  
BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. LIGHT AND  
VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SATURDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.   
SATURDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. LIGHT AND VARIABLE  
WINDS.    
SUNDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.    
MONDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.    
TUESDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. COOLER. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.    
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.    
THURSDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.  
 
 
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION  
 
VISITORS CENTER 54 83 55 81 / 20 10 10  
 
 
 
TXZ270-271-170900-  
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK-  
336 PM MDT THU OCT 16 2025  
   
TONIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 51 TO 58. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO  
THE UPPER 70S BELOW 5000 FEET. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 48 TO 55. WEST WINDS 15 TO  
20 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO  
THE UPPER 70S BELOW 5000 FEET. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 45 TO 51. WEST WINDS 10 TO  
15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SUNDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 60 NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO THE MID  
70S BELOW 5000 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 49 TO 56.    
MONDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO  
THE MID 80S BELOW 5000 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 43 TO 50.    
TUESDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S NEAR THE  
MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO AROUND 70 BELOW 5000 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 44 TO 50.    
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN  
PEAKS TO THE MID 70S BELOW 5000 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 47 TO 54.    
THURSDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN  
PEAKS TO THE MID 70S BELOW 5000 FEET.  
 
 
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION  
 
VISITORS CENTER 57 75 53 74 / 10  
DOG CANYON 52 64 48 63 / 10  
MCKITTRICK CANYON 60 76 56 75 / 10  
 
 
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