634  
SXUS44 KMAF 262238  
RECMAF  
 
RECREATIONAL FORECASTS FOR WEST TEXAS/SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX  
437 PM CST THU FEB 26 2026  
 
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.  
 
TXZ279-280-282-271000-  
BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK-  
437 PM CST THU FEB 26 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND  
10 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE  
LOWER 90S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE. IN THE MOUNTAINS, SOUTH WINDS AROUND  
10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. ALONG THE RIO  
GRANDE, LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. LIGHT AND  
VARIABLE WINDS.    
SATURDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE MID  
90S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH IN THE  
MOUNTAINS...SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS  
AROUND 10 MPH.    
SUNDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE  
UPPER 90S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.    
MONDAY  
SUNNY. NOT AS WARM. HIGHS AROUND 70 IN THE MOUNTAINS TO  
AROUND 90 ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.    
TUESDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO  
THE MID 90S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN  
THE EVENING. LOWS AROUND 60.    
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S IN THE MOUNTAINS  
TO THE LOWER 90S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.    
THURSDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE  
LOWER 90S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.  
 
 
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION  
 
VISITORS CENTER 55 86 57 91 /  
CASTOLON 56 91 58 95 /  
CHISOS BASIN 54 77 56 82 /  
PERSIMMON GAP 55 87 57 93 /  
RIO GRANDE VILLAGE 52 94 53 99 /  
 
 
 
NMZ027-028-271000-  
CARLSBAD CAVERNS NATIONAL PARK-  
337 PM MST THU FEB 26 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND  
10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRIDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS  
BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS  
AROUND 10 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS  
BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. WEST WINDS AROUND  
10 MPH.    
SUNDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.    
MONDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. HIGHS AROUND 70.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50.    
TUESDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN  
THE EVENING. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.    
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.    
THURSDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.  
 
 
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION  
 
VISITORS CENTER 54 81 56 84 /  
 
 
 
TXZ277-271000-  
FORT DAVIS NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE-  
437 PM CST THU FEB 26 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH IN  
THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.    
FRIDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS  
BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS AROUND  
10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.    
SATURDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS AROUND  
10 MPH.    
SUNDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.    
MONDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.    
TUESDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 80.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN  
THE EVENING. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.    
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.    
THURSDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.  
 
 
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION  
 
VISITORS CENTER 45 83 48 86 /  
 
 
 
TXZ270-271-271000-  
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK-  
337 PM MST THU FEB 26 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS 49 TO 54. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH  
SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRIDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO  
AROUND 80 BELOW 5000 FEET. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. WEST WINDS 10 TO  
15 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70 NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO THE  
LOWER 80S BELOW 5000 FEET. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO  
30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 53 TO 58. WEST WINDS 10 TO  
15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE EVENING.    
SUNDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO  
THE MID 80S BELOW 5000 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS 45 TO 51.    
MONDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. HIGHS AROUND 60 NEAR THE MOUNTAIN  
PEAKS TO THE LOWER 70S BELOW 5000 FEET.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.    
TUESDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. WINDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S NEAR THE  
MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO THE UPPER 70S BELOW 5000 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. WINDY. LOWS 47 TO 52.    
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN  
PEAKS TO THE LOWER 70S BELOW 5000 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.    
THURSDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO  
THE MID 70S BELOW 5000 FEET.  
 
 
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION  
 
VISITORS CENTER 51 77 54 80 /  
DOG CANYON 48 69 53 71 /  
MCKITTRICK CANYON 55 79 59 82 /  
 
 
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