Expires:No;;078266 SXUS44 KMAF 161839 RECMAF Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 139 PM CDT Thu Jul 16 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. TXZ279-280-282-162100- Big Bend National Park- 139 PM CDT Thu Jul 16 2026 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... .REST OF TODAY...Partly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall. Highs in the mid 60s in the mountains to the upper 80s along the Rio Grande. Southeast winds around 10 mph. .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall. Lows 67 to 72. Southeast winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall in the morning. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s in the mountains to the lower 90s along the Rio Grande. Southeast winds around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers. Lows 68 to 73. Southeast winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 70 in the mountains to the lower 90s along the Rio Grande. South winds around 10 mph in the mountains...south around 10 mph along the Rio Grande. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows 68 to 73. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 70 in the mountains to the mid 90s along the Rio Grande. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows 67 to 72. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s in the mountains to the lower 90s along the Rio Grande. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers after midnight. Lows 68 to 73. .TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s in the mountains to the mid 90s along the Rio Grande. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 68 to 73. .WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s in the mountains to around 100 along the Rio Grande. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION Visitors Center 83 68 84 / 40 40 40 Castolon 88 74 90 / 30 30 30 Chisos Basin 72 62 74 / 40 40 50 Persimmon Gap 85 70 86 / 60 60 30 Rio Grande Village 91 73 93 / 50 30 50 $$ NMZ027-028-162100- Carlsbad Caverns National Park- 1239 PM MDT Thu Jul 16 2026 .REST OF TODAY...Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. East winds around 10 mph. .TONIGHT...Increasing clouds. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable. .FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Light and variable winds becoming southeast around 10 mph in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Light and variable winds becoming southeast around 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s. .MONDAY...Sunny. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. .MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. .TUESDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. .WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION Visitors Center 85 66 87 / 10 10 20 $$ TXZ277-162100- Fort Davis National Historic Site- 139 PM CDT Thu Jul 16 2026 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... .REST OF TODAY...Showers and thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall. Highs around 80. Light and variable winds. Chance of precipitation 80 percent. .TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Light and variable winds. .FRIDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall. Highs in the lower 80s. Light and variable winds. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows around 60. Light and variable winds becoming southwest around 10 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. .SATURDAY...Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers with thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Light and variable winds. Chance of precipitation 90 percent. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Lows around 60. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. .SUNDAY...Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of precipitation 90 percent. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 60s. .MONDAY...Mostly sunny. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. .MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 60s. .TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. .WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION Visitors Center 80 59 82 / 80 30 70 $$ TXZ270-271-162100- Guadalupe Mountains National Park- 1239 PM MDT Thu Jul 16 2026 .REST OF TODAY...Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s near the mountain peaks to the mid 80s below 5000 feet. East winds around 10 mph. .TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 58 to 65. East winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable. .FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then mostly cloudy with showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s near the mountain peaks to the upper 80s below 5000 feet. Light and variable winds. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows 60 to 67. Light and variable winds. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. .SATURDAY...Slight chance of showers in the morning, then showers with thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s near the mountain peaks to the upper 80s below 5000 feet. Light and variable winds. Chance of precipitation 80 percent. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows 59 to 66. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s near the mountain peaks to the upper 80s below 5000 feet. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows 58 to 65. .MONDAY...Mostly sunny. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s near the mountain peaks to the upper 80s below 5000 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows 59 to 66. .TUESDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s near the mountain peaks to the upper 80s below 5000 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 60 to 67. .WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s near the mountain peaks to the lower 90s below 5000 feet. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION Visitors Center 82 63 84 / 20 20 60 Dog Canyon 76 59 77 / 30 30 80 McKittrick Canyon 83 65 84 / 30 30 60 $$