972  
SXUS44 KMAF 172237  
RECMAF  
 
RECREATIONAL FORECASTS FOR WEST TEXAS/SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX  
436 PM CST WED DEC 17 2025  
 
RECREATIONAL FORECAST TEXT REPRESENTS AN AVERAGE OF CONDITIONS  
OVER THE ENTIRE PARK.  
 
SPOT TEMPERATURES AND PROBABILITIES OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION ARE  
FOR TONIGHT, THURSDAY, THURSDAY NIGHT, AND FRIDAY.  
 
TXZ279-280-282-181000-  
BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK-  
436 PM CST WED DEC 17 2025  
   
TONIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS 43 TO 50. IN THE MOUNTAINS, SOUTHWEST WINDS  
10 TO 15 MPH. ALONG THE RIO GRANDE, LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS  
BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THURSDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE  
LOWER 80S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH  
SHIFTING TO THE NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. IN THE MOUNTAINS,  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. ALONG THE RIO GRANDE, NORTHEAST WINDS  
AROUND 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.    
FRIDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 60 IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE UPPER 70S  
ALONG THE RIO GRANDE. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS 46 TO 52. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS  
BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SATURDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE  
MID 80S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS 47 TO 52.    
SUNDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE LOWER  
80S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.    
MONDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE LOWER  
80S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.    
TUESDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE LOWER  
80S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.    
WEDNESDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO  
THE LOWER 80S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.  
 
 
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION  
 
VISITORS CENTER 49 77 42 74 /  
CASTOLON 47 81 45 78 /  
CHISOS BASIN 47 69 43 66 /  
PERSIMMON GAP 48 80 43 76 /  
RIO GRANDE VILLAGE 40 83 38 82 /  
 
 
 
NMZ027-028-181000-  
CARLSBAD CAVERNS NATIONAL PARK-  
336 PM MST WED DEC 17 2025  
   
TONIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO  
15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST IN THE AFTERNOON.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS  
AROUND 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO  
15 MPH.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. WARMER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. WEST  
WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.    
SUNDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50.    
MONDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50.    
TUESDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.    
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.  
 
 
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION  
 
VISITORS CENTER 52 71 43 74 /  
 
 
 
TXZ277-181000-  
FORT DAVIS NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE-  
436 PM CST WED DEC 17 2025  
   
TONIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO  
15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. LIGHT AND VARIABLE  
WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRIDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.   
FRIDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO  
15 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.    
SUNDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.    
MONDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.    
TUESDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.    
WEDNESDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.  
 
 
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION  
 
VISITORS CENTER 42 73 37 75 /  
 
 
 
TXZ270-271-181000-  
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK-  
336 PM MST WED DEC 17 2025  
   
TONIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS 43 TO 49. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO  
THE UPPER 60S BELOW 5000 FEET. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING  
TO THE SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTHEAST  
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRIDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO  
AROUND 70 BELOW 5000 FEET. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 46 TO 52. WEST WINDS 10 TO  
20 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 60 NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO THE  
MID 70S BELOW 5000 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.    
SUNDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO  
THE UPPER 60S BELOW 5000 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS 43 TO 48.    
MONDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 60 NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO THE  
LOWER 70S BELOW 5000 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.    
TUESDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 60 NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO  
THE LOWER 70S BELOW 5000 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.    
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN  
PEAKS TO THE LOWER 70S BELOW 5000 FEET.  
 
 
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION  
 
VISITORS CENTER 44 65 41 67 /  
DOG CANYON 43 58 41 58 /  
MCKITTRICK CANYON 52 69 46 70 /  
 
 
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