SXUS44 KMAF 151637 RECMAF Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 1137 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 the rest of today, tonight, and Friday. TXZ279-280-282-152100- Big Bend National Park- 1137 AM CDT Thu Oct 15 2026 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .REST OF TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms late in the morning, 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 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. .TONIGHT...Showers and chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers and slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Windy. Much cooler. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall in the evening. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall after midnight. Lows 48 to 54. Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph increasing to 25 to 35 mph with gusts to around 50 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent. .FRIDAY...Cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers 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. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Colder. Lows 41 to 46. Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 30s 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 47 to 52. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s in the mountains to the mid 70s along the Rio Grande. .MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 52 to 57. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s in the mountains to the lower 80s along the Rio Grande. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly 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 90 Castolon 84 55 60 / 60 100 90 Chisos Basin 68 41 46 / 70 100 90 Persimmon Gap 79 52 57 / 60 100 90 Rio Grande Village 88 54 64 / 50 100 80 $$ NMZ027-028-152100- Carlsbad Caverns National Park- 1037 AM MDT Thu Oct 15 2026 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT MDT FRIDAY NIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. North winds 15 to 20 mph. .TONIGHT...Increasing clouds. Very windy. Cooler. Lows 47 to 52. Northeast winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts to around 55 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Windy, cooler. Highs in the upper 50s. Northeast winds 25 to 35 mph. Gusts up to 50 mph in the morning. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Decreasing clouds. Windy. Lows around 40. Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph. .SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. East winds around 10 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. .SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. .MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. .MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers. Highs in the mid 70s. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in the upper 50s. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION Visitors Center 76 52 59 / $$ TXZ277-152100- Fort Davis National Historic Site- 1137 AM CDT Thu Oct 15 2026 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .REST OF TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the morning, then a chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. .TONIGHT...Showers likely and 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 25 to 35 mph. Chance of precipitation 90 percent. .FRIDAY...Cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers in the morning. Windy. Much cooler. Highs in the lower 50s. Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Decreasing clouds. Lows in the mid 30s. Northeast winds 15 to 20 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 mid 60s. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. .MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. .TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION Visitors Center 73 41 52 / 20 90 90 $$ TXZ270-271-152100- Guadalupe Mountains National Park- 1037 AM MDT Thu Oct 15 2026 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT MDT FRIDAY NIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s near the mountain peaks to the upper 70s below 5000 feet. Light and variable winds becoming northeast 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...Increasing clouds. Strong winds. Colder. Lows 40 to 47. Northeast winds 35 to 50 mph with gusts to around 70 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 30 to 50 mph with gusts to around 70 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. .SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 40s near the mountain peaks to the upper 50s below 5000 feet. East winds 15 to 20 mph decreasing to around 10 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...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s near the mountain peaks to the mid 70s below 5000 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers after midnight. Lows 49 to 56. .TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers. Highs in the mid 60s near the mountain peaks to the upper 70s below 5000 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Lows 51 to 58. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s near the mountain peaks to around 80 below 5000 feet. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION Visitors Center 74 47 55 / Dog Canyon 68 40 48 / McKittrick Canyon 74 48 56 / $$