SXUS44 KMAF 160936 RECMAF Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 436 AM CDT Thu Apr 16 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. TXZ279-280-282-162100- Big Bend National Park- 436 AM CDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s in the mountains to the upper 90s along the Rio Grande. Light and variable winds becoming south around 10 mph in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds around 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80 in the mountains to around 100 along the Rio Grande. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 61 to 66. North winds 10 to 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Not as warm. Highs in the lower 60s in the mountains to the mid 80s along the Rio Grande. Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Cooler. Lows 51 to 56. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Cooler. Highs around 50 in the mountains to the lower 70s along the Rio Grande. Chance of showers 50 percent. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the lower 50s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s in the mountains to the lower 80s along the Rio Grande. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. .MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s in the mountains to the lower 90s along the Rio Grande. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s in the mountains to the mid 90s along the Rio Grande. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION Visitors Center 91 65 93 / Castolon 97 69 99 / Chisos Basin 82 62 84 / 10 10 Persimmon Gap 92 66 94 / Rio Grande Village 100 67 103 / 10 10 $$ NMZ027-028-162100- Carlsbad Caverns National Park- 336 AM MDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .TODAY...Increasing clouds. Highs around 80. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 35 mph. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Very windy. Highs around 80. West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts to around 55 mph. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Very windy. Cooler. Lows in the upper 40s. West winds 20 to 30 mph increasing to northwest 30 to 40 mph with gusts to around 60 mph after midnight. .SATURDAY...Sunny. Very windy. Cooler. Highs in the mid 60s. North winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts to around 60 mph becoming northeast 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 50s. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of showers 30 percent. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers in the afternoon. Warmer. Highs in the lower 70s. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. .TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. .WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION Visitors Center 82 61 82 / $$ TXZ277-162100- Fort Davis National Historic Site- 436 AM CDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .TODAY...Increasing clouds. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. .TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. West winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the northwest 15 to 25 mph after midnight. .SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Windy, cooler. Highs in the mid 60s. Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 50s. Chance of showers 50 percent. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Lows in the lower 40s. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers. Warmer. Highs in the lower 70s. .MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. .TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. .WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION Visitors Center 83 52 83 / $$ TXZ270-271-162100- Guadalupe Mountains National Park- 336 AM MDT Thu Apr 16 2026 .TODAY...Increasing clouds. Highs in the mid 60s near the mountain peaks to around 80 below 5000 feet. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 51 to 58. West winds 10 to 20 mph. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Very windy. Highs in the mid 60s near the mountain peaks to around 80 below 5000 feet. West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts to around 55 mph. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Very windy. Colder. Lows 42 to 49. West winds 20 to 30 mph increasing to northwest 35 to 45 mph with gusts to around 65 mph after midnight. .SATURDAY...Sunny. Very windy. Cooler. Highs in the mid 50s near the mountain peaks to the upper 60s below 5000 feet. Northeast winds 25 to 45 mph with gusts to around 65 mph decreasing to 20 to 30 mph with gusts to around 45 mph in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 40 to 46. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 40s near the mountain peaks to the lower 60s below 5000 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Lows 41 to 47. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers in the afternoon. Not as cool. Highs in the upper 50s near the mountain peaks to the lower 70s below 5000 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 48 to 54. .TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s near the mountain peaks to the lower 80s below 5000 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 52 to 58. .WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s near the mountain peaks to the lower 80s below 5000 feet. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION Visitors Center 78 56 77 / Dog Canyon 68 52 67 / McKittrick Canyon 79 61 78 / $$