SXUS44 KMAF 200639 RECMAF Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 138 AM CDT Wed May 20 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 Thursday. TXZ279-280-282-202100- Big Bend National Park- 138 AM CDT Wed May 20 2026 .REST OF TODAY...Increasing clouds. Slight chance of showers in the morning. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s in the mountains to the mid 90s along the Rio Grande. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers in the morning, then sunny with a chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s in the mountains to the lower 90s along the Rio Grande. South winds around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s in the mountains to the upper 90s along the Rio Grande. Southwest winds around 10 mph. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s in the mountains to the mid 90s along the Rio Grande. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. .SUNDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 80 in the mountains to the mid 90s along the Rio Grande. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. .MEMORIAL DAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to the mid 90s along the Rio Grande. .MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s in the mountains to the mid 90s along the Rio Grande. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION Visitors Center 89 64 88 / 40 40 30 Castolon 96 70 93 / 30 30 40 Chisos Basin 80 59 78 / 40 40 40 Persimmon Gap 88 66 88 / 30 50 30 Rio Grande Village 99 67 96 / 40 40 40 $$ NMZ027-028-202100- Carlsbad Caverns National Park- 1238 AM MDT Wed May 20 2026 .REST OF TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the southwest after midnight. .THURSDAY...Decreasing clouds. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph in the morning. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. .SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. .SUNDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. .MEMORIAL DAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid80s. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION Visitors Center 79 62 85 / 30 30 10 $$ TXZ277-202100- Fort Davis National Historic Site- 138 AM CDT Wed May 20 2026 .REST OF TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds around 10 mph after midnight becoming light and variable, then becoming south around 10 mph in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 50s. South winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly clear after midnight. Lows in the lower 50s. Southwest winds around 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. .SUNDAY...Sunny. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. .MEMORIAL DAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. .MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the lower 50s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION Visitors Center 84 53 83 / 50 50 20 $$ TXZ270-271-202100- Guadalupe Mountains National Park- 1238 AM MDT Wed May 20 2026 .REST OF TODAY...Partly cloudy then becoming cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s near the mountain peaks to the mid 80s below 5000 feet. East winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 40 mph becoming southeast around 10 mph in the morning, then shifting to the south in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows 54 to 61. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the southwest after midnight. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Highs in the upper 60s near the mountain peaks to the mid 80s below 5000 feet. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 55 to 62. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the evening. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s near the mountain peaks to the mid 80s below 5000 feet. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 57 to 64. .SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s near the mountain peaks to the mid 80s below 5000 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 55 to 62. .SUNDAY...Sunny. Chance of showers and slight chance of 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. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 56 to 63. .MEMORIAL DAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s near the mountain peaks to the upper 80s below 5000 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Lows 56 to 63. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. .TUESDAY...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 50 percent. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION Visitors Center 80 59 81 / 30 30 Dog Canyon 71 55 72 / 20 20 McKittrick Canyon 80 63 82 / 30 30 $$