731  
SXUS44 KMAF 281952  
RECMAF  
 
RECREATIONAL FORECASTS FOR WEST TEXAS/SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX  
252 PM CDT WED MAY 28 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.  
 
TXZ279-280-282-290900-  
BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK-  
252 PM CDT WED MAY 28 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
EVENING. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE. LOWS 68 TO 73. EAST WINDS  
10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.    
THURSDAY
 
SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS AROUND 80 IN THE MOUNTAINS TO AROUND 103 ALONG  
THE RIO GRANDE. IN THE MOUNTAINS, SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING  
TO THE EAST IN THE AFTERNOON. ALONG THE RIO GRANDE, LIGHT AND  
VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE  
OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE EVENING, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS 71 TO 76. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE  
OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.    
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN  
SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS  
IN THE LOWER 70S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE MID 90S ALONG THE RIO  
GRANDE. EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT.   
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS 70 TO 75. EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.    
SATURDAY
 
CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS  
LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS  
AROUND 70 IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE LOWER 90S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.  
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S.    
SUNDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE UPPER 90S  
ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS  
IN THE MID 70S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.    
MONDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING,  
THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS  
IN THE UPPER 70S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE UPPER 90S ALONG THE RIO  
GRANDE. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S.    
TUESDAY
 
SUNNY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS AROUND 80 IN THE MOUNTAINS TO AROUND  
101 ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 70S.    
WEDNESDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S IN THE  
MOUNTAINS TO AROUND 103 ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.  
 

 
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION  
 
VISITORS CENTER 69 96 73 86 / 40 20 40 60  
CASTOLON 75 103 79 93 / 40 30 50 60  
CHISOS BASIN 63 87 66 77 / 40 20 40 60  
PERSIMMON GAP 70 97 73 87 / 30 20 40 60  
RIO GRANDE VILLAGE 70 106 74 96 / 40 20 40 60  
 

 
 
NMZ027-028-290900-  
CARLSBAD CAVERNS NATIONAL PARK-  
152 PM MDT WED MAY 28 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS  
AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THURSDAY
 
SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.  
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME  
THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN THE MID 60S.  
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.    
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING,  
THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. NOT AS WARM. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE. HIGHS IN  
THE UPPER 70S. EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION  
40 PERCENT.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE. LOWS  
IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S.    
SUNDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY 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  
40 PERCENT.    
MONDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. 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.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S.    
TUESDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 90.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 70.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.  
 

 
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION  
 
VISITORS CENTER 68 89 65 78 / 20 30 30 40  
 

 
 
TXZ277-290900-  
FORT DAVIS NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE-  
252 PM CDT WED MAY 28 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
EVENING. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE. LOWS AROUND 60. SOUTHEAST  
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.    
THURSDAY
 
SUNNY IN THE MORNING, THEN PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS AROUND 90. LIGHT  
AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE LOWER  
60S. EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.    
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN  
SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. NOT AS  
WARM. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE. HIGHS AROUND 80. EAST WINDS  
AROUND 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME  
THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE. LOWS AROUND 60. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND  
10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.    
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION  
50 PERCENT.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. LOWS AROUND 60.    
SUNDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION  
40 PERCENT.    
MONDAY
 
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 50 PERCENT.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.    
TUESDAY
 
SUNNY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS AROUND 90.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S.    
WEDNESDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.  
 

 
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION  
 
VISITORS CENTER 60 91 61 81 / 20 50 40 60  
 

 
 
TXZ270-271-290900-  
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK-  
152 PM MDT WED MAY 28 2025  
   
TONIGHT
 
INCREASING CLOUDS. LOWS 59 TO 66. EAST WINDS AROUND  
10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THURSDAY
 
SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO THE  
LOWER 90S BELOW 5000 FEET. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO  
THE SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED  
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS 56 TO 63. EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.    
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING,  
THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S  
NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO THE LOWER 80S BELOW 5000 FEET. EAST WINDS  
10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE. LOWS  
58 TO 65. EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO THE MID  
80S BELOW 5000 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. LOWS 60 TO 67.    
SUNDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO THE UPPER  
80S BELOW 5000 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS  
60 TO 67. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.    
MONDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. 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 MID 80S BELOW  
5000 FEET. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 59 TO 66.    
TUESDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO  
AROUND 90 BELOW 5000 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 61 TO 68.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS  
TO THE LOWER 90S BELOW 5000 FEET.  
 

 
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION  
 
VISITORS CENTER 65 87 62 77 / 10 30 30 40  
DOG CANYON 60 81 56 72 / 10 30 30 40  
MCKITTRICK CANYON 67 88 63 78 / 10 30 30 40  
 

 
 
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