569  
SXUS44 KMAF 130533  
RECMAF  
 
RECREATIONAL FORECASTS FOR WEST TEXAS/SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX  
1133 PM 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 THE REST OF TONIGHT, TUESDAY, TUESDAY NIGHT, AND WEDNESDAY.  
 
TXZ279-280-282-131000-  
BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK-  
1133 PM CST MON JAN 12 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS LATE IN THE EVENING,  
THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS AROUND 40. LIGHT AND  
VARIABLE WINDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 50 PERCENT.    
TUESDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING. NOT AS COOL.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE LOWER 60S ALONG THE  
RIO GRANDE. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS...  
SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS  
AROUND 10 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH ALONG THE  
RIO GRANDE.    
WEDNESDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE  
UPPER 60S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH  
SHIFTING TO THE NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS  
AROUND 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.    
THURSDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE  
UPPER 60S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 37 TO 42.    
FRIDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE LOWER  
70S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.    
SATURDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE  
UPPER 60S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.    
SUNDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO  
AROUND 70 ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40.    
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S IN  
THE MOUNTAINS TO THE LOWER 70S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.  
 
 
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION  
 
VISITORS CENTER 39 57 38 63 / 50 10  
CASTOLON 42 61 38 68 / 40 10  
CHISOS BASIN 33 48 37 55 / 40 10  
PERSIMMON GAP 42 60 39 66 / 70 10  
RIO GRANDE VILLAGE 39 64 32 72 / 30 10  
 
 
 
NMZ027-028-131000-  
CARLSBAD CAVERNS NATIONAL PARK-  
1033 PM MST MON JAN 12 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. LIGHT AND  
VARIABLE WINDS.    
TUESDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING. NOT AS COOL.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 10 TO  
15 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
SUNNY, WINDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS  
20 TO 30 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. LIGHT AND VARIABLE  
WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THURSDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.    
FRIDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.    
SATURDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.    
SUNDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.    
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 60.  
 
 
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION  
 
VISITORS CENTER 35 61 41 58 /  
 
 
 
TXZ277-131000-  
FORT DAVIS NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE-  
1133 PM CST MON JAN 12 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
CLOUDY WITH NUMEROUS SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS 70 PERCENT.    
TUESDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS IN  
THE MORNING, THEN SUNNY IN THE AFTERNOON. NOT AS COOL. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 50S. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 10 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO  
15 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTH WINDS AROUND  
10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.    
THURSDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.    
FRIDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 60.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.    
SATURDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.    
SUNDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.    
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.  
 
 
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION  
 
VISITORS CENTER 31 57 29 57 / 70 10  
 
 
 
TXZ270-271-131000-  
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK-  
1033 PM MST MON JAN 12 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. LIGHT AND  
VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
TUESDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO  
THE MID 50S BELOW 5000 FEET. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS 34 TO 39. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
SUNNY, WINDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN  
PEAKS TO THE UPPER 50S BELOW 5000 FEET. NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO  
35 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH IN THE MORNING.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS 33 TO 38. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND  
10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THURSDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO  
AROUND 60 BELOW 5000 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 34 TO 39.    
FRIDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO THE  
UPPER 50S BELOW 5000 FEET.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.    
SATURDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO  
THE UPPER 50S BELOW 5000 FEET.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 31 TO 36.    
SUNDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS  
TO THE UPPER 50S BELOW 5000 FEET.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.    
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S  
NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO AROUND 60 BELOW 5000 FEET.  
 
 
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION  
 
VISITORS CENTER 33 53 35 54 / 10  
DOG CANYON 32 48 34 46 /  
MCKITTRICK CANYON 37 59 42 56 /  
 
 
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