303  
SXUS44 KMAF 121037  
RECMAF  
 
RECREATIONAL FORECASTS FOR WEST TEXAS/SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX  
436 AM 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 TODAY, TONIGHT, AND TUESDAY.  
 
TXZ279-280-282-122200-  
BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK-  
436 AM CST MON JAN 12 2026  
   
TODAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER  
30S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE LOWER 50S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE. LIGHT  
AND VARIABLE WINDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 50 PERCENT.    
TONIGHT
 
CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.  
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 50 PERCENT.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN  
SUNNY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO  
THE LOWER 60S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 35 TO 40. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND  
10 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH ALONG THE RIO  
GRANDE.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 50 IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE UPPER  
60S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO  
THE NORTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 35 TO 40.    
THURSDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 50 IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE UPPER 60S  
ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 36 TO 41.    
FRIDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE  
UPPER 60S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.    
SATURDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE  
MID 60S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 33 TO 38.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO  
THE UPPER 60S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.  
 

 
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION  
 
VISITORS CENTER 48 41 56 / 50 70 10  
CASTOLON 49 42 61 / 60 80 10  
CHISOS BASIN 41 41 48 / 50 70 10  
PERSIMMON GAP 50 42 59 / 40 70 10  
RIO GRANDE VILLAGE 55 38 63 / 50 60 10  
 

 
 
NMZ027-028-122200-  
CARLSBAD CAVERNS NATIONAL PARK-  
336 AM MST MON JAN 12 2026  
   
TODAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 50. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
TONIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS  
AROUND 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.    
TUESDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. WEST WINDS 10 TO  
15 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO  
15 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.    
THURSDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.    
FRIDAY
 
SUNNY, COOLER. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.    
SATURDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.    
SUNDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.  
 

 
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION  
 
VISITORS CENTER 51 36 59 /  
 

 
 
TXZ277-122200-  
FORT DAVIS NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE-  
436 AM CST MON JAN 12 2026  
   
TODAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS  
IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS  
BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.    
TONIGHT
 
CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS AROUND 30. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS 60 PERCENT.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS IN  
THE MORNING, THEN SUNNY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.  
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. WEST WINDS AROUND  
10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH  
SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.    
THURSDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.    
FRIDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.    
SATURDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.    
SUNDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.  
 

 
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION  
 
VISITORS CENTER 50 30 57 / 30 60 20  
 

 
 
TXZ270-271-122200-  
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK-  
336 AM MST MON JAN 12 2026  
   
TODAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 40 NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO  
THE LOWER 50S BELOW 5000 FEET. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
TONIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS  
10 TO 15 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO  
THE MID 50S BELOW 5000 FEET. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 33 TO 38. WEST 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 10 TO 20 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 32 TO 37.    
THURSDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO  
AROUND 60 BELOW 5000 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 33 TO 38.    
FRIDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 40 NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO THE MID  
50S BELOW 5000 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 28 TO 33.    
SATURDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO  
THE MID 50S BELOW 5000 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 30 TO 35.    
SUNDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO THE  
UPPER 50S BELOW 5000 FEET.  
 

 
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION  
 
VISITORS CENTER 48 33 53 /  
DOG CANYON 42 31 46 /  
MCKITTRICK CANYON 51 37 57 /  
 

 
 
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