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RECREATIONAL FORECASTS FOR WEST TEXAS/SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
436 AM CDT SAT SEP 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 SUNDAY.
TXZ279-280-282-122100-
BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK-
436 AM CDT SAT SEP 12 2026
TODAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO AROUND
106 ALONG THE RIO GRANDE. IN THE MOUNTAINS, SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. ALONG THE RIO
GRANDE, LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 74 TO 79. IN THE MOUNTAINS, SOUTHEAST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. ALONG THE RIO GRANDE, EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH IN
THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO AROUND
104 ALONG THE RIO GRANDE. IN THE MOUNTAINS, SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH. ALONG THE RIO GRANDE, LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING EAST
10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 73 TO 78. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO AROUND
103 ALONG THE RIO GRANDE. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 73 TO 78.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S IN THE
MOUNTAINS TO AROUND 103 ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 72 TO 77.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S IN THE MOUNTAINS
TO AROUND 102 ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 71 TO 76.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO AROUND
101 ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 71 TO 76.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE
UPPER 90S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
VISITORS CENTER 100 76 97 / 10
CASTOLON 105 81 103 / 10
CHISOS BASIN 88 67 86 / 10 10
PERSIMMON GAP 101 78 98 / 10
RIO GRANDE VILLAGE 110 79 107 / 10
NMZ027-028-122100-
CARLSBAD CAVERNS NATIONAL PARK-
336 AM MDT SAT SEP 12 2026
TODAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 90S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
TONIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE EVENING.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS
AROUND 70. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS AROUND 90.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
30 PERCENT.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING,
THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS
IN THE MID 80S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
VISITORS CENTER 100 75 97 / 10 10 10
TXZ277-122100-
FORT DAVIS NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE-
436 AM CDT SAT SEP 12 2026
TODAY
SUNNY IN THE MORNING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S.
WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.
TONIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
EVENING. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING
SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
20 PERCENT.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 60S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
VISITORS CENTER 95 66 94 / 20 20 20
TXZ270-271-122100-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK-
336 AM MDT SAT SEP 12 2026
TODAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO
THE UPPER 90S BELOW 5000 FEET. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
TONIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 65 TO 72. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS
BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO
THE MID 90S BELOW 5000 FEET. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING
SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 63 TO 70. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE EVENING.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 80 NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO THE MID
90S BELOW 5000 FEET. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. LOWS 62 TO 69.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS AROUND 80 NEAR THE MOUNTAIN
PEAKS TO THE LOWER 90S BELOW 5000 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS
61 TO 68. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S NEAR THE
MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO THE LOWER 90S BELOW 5000 FEET.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. LOWS 60 TO 67. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S NEAR THE
MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO THE UPPER 80S BELOW 5000 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 59 TO 66.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING,
THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 70S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO THE UPPER 80S BELOW
5000 FEET. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
VISITORS CENTER 94 71 93 / 10 10 10
DOG CANYON 88 67 86 / 10 10 10
MCKITTRICK CANYON 96 73 94 / 10 10 10
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