SXUS44 KMAF 150622 RECMAF Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 122 AM CDT Thu Oct 15 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 Friday. TXZ279-280-282-152100- Big Bend National Park- 122 AM CDT Thu Oct 15 2026 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .REST OF TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and slight chance of thunderstorms, then showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Not as warm. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall. Highs in the mid 60s in the mountains to the mid 80s along the Rio Grande. Light and variable winds becoming northeast around 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. .TONIGHT...Showers and chance of thunderstorms. Windy. Much cooler. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall. Lows 48 to 54. Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 40 mph increasing to 25 to 35 mph with gusts to around 55 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent. .FRIDAY...Cloudy. Showers likely in the morning. Windy. Much cooler. Highs in the mid 40s in the mountains to the lower 60s along the Rio Grande. Northeast winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts to around 50 mph decreasing to 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Chance of showers 70 percent. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Colder. Lows 41 to 46. Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph after midnight. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs around 40 in the mountains to the lower 60s along the Rio Grande. Northeast winds 10 to 20 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 40 to 45. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 40s in the mountains to the upper 60s along the Rio Grande. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 48 to 53. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s in the mountains to the upper 70s along the Rio Grande. .MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 54 to 59. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s in the mountains to the lower 80s along the Rio Grande. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 58 to 63. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s in the mountains to the mid 80s along the Rio Grande. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION Visitors Center 78 50 55 / 60 100 100 Castolon 84 55 61 / 60 100 90 Chisos Basin 68 41 47 / 70 100 100 Persimmon Gap 79 52 57 / 60 100 100 Rio Grande Village 88 54 64 / 60 100 90 $$ NMZ027-028-152100- Carlsbad Caverns National Park- 1222 AM MDT Thu Oct 15 2026 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...Decreasing clouds. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds around 10 mph shifting to the north 10 to 20 mph. .TONIGHT...Increasing clouds. Very windy. Cooler. Lows 47 to 52. Northeast winds 30 to 45 mph with gusts to around 65 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Very windy. Cooler. Highs in the upper 50s. Northeast winds 25 to 45 mph with gusts to around 65 mph decreasing to 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Decreasing clouds. Windy. Lows in the lower 40s. Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. .SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. .SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. .MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. .TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers in the evening, thena slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of showers 30 percent. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION Visitors Center 76 52 60 / $$ TXZ277-152100- Fort Davis National Historic Site- 122 AM CDT Thu Oct 15 2026 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .REST OF TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall. Highs in the lower 70s. Light and variable winds becoming northwest around 10 mph in the morning, then shifting to the northeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. .TONIGHT...Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers after midnight. Windy, colder. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall in the evening. Lows in the lower 40s. Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 45 mph. Chance of precipitation 80 percent. .FRIDAY...Cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers in the morning. Windy. Much cooler. Highs in the lower 50s. Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to around 45 mph. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Decreasing clouds. Lows in the mid 30s. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts to around 35 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. .SUNDAY...Sunny. Not as cool. Highs in the upper 60s. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. .MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION Visitors Center 73 41 52 / 40 80 70 $$ TXZ270-271-152100- Guadalupe Mountains National Park- 1222 AM MDT Thu Oct 15 2026 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 60s near the mountain peaks to the upper 70s below 5000 feet. West winds around 10 mph after midnight becoming light and variable, then becoming northeast 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...Increasing clouds. Strong winds. Colder. Lows 40 to 47. Northeast winds 40 to 60 mph with gusts to around 80 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Strong winds. Cooler. Highs in the mid 40s near the mountain peaks to the upper 50s below 5000 feet. Northeast winds 40 to 60 mph with gusts to around 75 mph decreasing to 25 to 35 mph with gusts to around 50 mph in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Decreasing clouds. Very windy. Colder. Lows 32 to 39. Northeast winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts to around 55 mph decreasing to 20 to 30 mph with gusts to around 45 mph after midnight. .SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 40s near the mountain peaks to the upper 50s below 5000 feet. East winds 15 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 33 to 40. .SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s near the mountain peaks to the upper 60s below 5000 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 44 to 51. .MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s near the mountain peaks to the mid 70s below 5000 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 49 to 56. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s near the mountain peaks to the upper 70s below 5000 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Lows 51 to58. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s near the mountain peaks to the upper 70s below 5000 feet. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION Visitors Center 74 47 55 / Dog Canyon 68 40 49 / McKittrick Canyon 74 48 56 / $$