040  
SXUS44 KMAF 030936  
RECMAF  
 
RECREATIONAL FORECASTS FOR WEST TEXAS/SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX  
436 AM CDT SAT OCT 3 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.  
 
TXZ279-280-282-032100-  
BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK-  
436 AM CDT SAT OCT 3 2026  
   
TODAY  
AREAS OF DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING. CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED  
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE LOWER 80S  
ALONG THE RIO GRANDE. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS 50 PERCENT.    
TONIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS. LOWS 60 TO 65.  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AND  
VARIABLE. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 20 PERCENT.    
SUNDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO  
THE LOWER 80S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
INCREASING CLOUDS. LOWS 60 TO 65. NORTHEAST WINDS  
10 TO 15 MPH.    
MONDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 60 IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE MID  
80S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 59 TO 64.    
TUESDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO  
THE UPPER 80S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 61 TO 67.    
WEDNESDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70 IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE LOWER  
90S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 61 TO 67.    
THURSDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE  
LOWER 90S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 59 TO 64.    
FRIDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE  
LOWER 90S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.  
 
 
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION  
 
VISITORS CENTER 73 62 75 / 40 20 10  
CASTOLON 80 67 82 / 30 30 10  
CHISOS BASIN 63 54 64 / 40 30 10  
PERSIMMON GAP 75 64 77 / 40 20 10  
RIO GRANDE VILLAGE 83 66 84 / 50 30 10  
 
 
 
NMZ027-028-032100-  
CARLSBAD CAVERNS NATIONAL PARK-  
336 AM MDT SAT OCT 3 2026  
   
TODAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS  
10 TO 15 MPH.    
TONIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. EAST WINDS AROUND  
10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SUNDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST  
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
MONDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING. HIGHS AROUND  
70. EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.    
TUESDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.    
WEDNESDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60.    
THURSDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.    
FRIDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.  
 
 
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION  
 
VISITORS CENTER 69 56 73 / 20  
 
 
 
TXZ277-032100-  
FORT DAVIS NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE-  
436 AM CDT SAT OCT 3 2026  
   
TODAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
IN THE MORNING, THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
30 PERCENT.    
TONIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS  
AROUND 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.    
SUNDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 70. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO  
15 MPH.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST  
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
MONDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS  
10 TO 15 MPH.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.    
TUESDAY  
SUNNY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.    
WEDNESDAY  
SUNNY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.    
THURSDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 80.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.    
FRIDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 80.  
 
 
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION  
 
VISITORS CENTER 69 52 70 / 30 10 10  
 
 
 
TXZ270-271-032100-  
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK-  
336 AM MDT SAT OCT 3 2026  
   
TODAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 50S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO THE LOWER 70S BELOW 5000 FEET.  
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
TONIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 47 TO 54. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO  
15 MPH.    
SUNDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 60 NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO THE MID  
70S BELOW 5000 FEET. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 50 TO 57. NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO  
20 MPH.    
MONDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO  
THE MID 70S BELOW 5000 FEET. EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 48 TO 55.    
TUESDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO  
THE UPPER 70S BELOW 5000 FEET.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS 51 TO 58.    
WEDNESDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS  
TO THE LOWER 80S BELOW 5000 FEET.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS 52 TO 59.    
THURSDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO  
THE LOWER 80S BELOW 5000 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 51 TO 58.    
FRIDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO THE  
LOWER 80S BELOW 5000 FEET.  
 
 
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION  
 
VISITORS CENTER 67 53 70 / 10  
DOG CANYON 63 48 65 / 10  
MCKITTRICK CANYON 67 55 69 / 20  
 
 
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