SXUS44 KMAF 150414 RECMAF Recreational Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 1114 PM CDT Wed Oct 14 2026 Recreational forecast text represents an average of conditions over the entire park. Spot temperatures and probabilities of measurable precipitation are for tonight, Thursday, Thursday night, and Friday. TXZ279-280-282-150900- Big Bend National Park- 1114 PM CDT Wed Oct 14 2026 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...Showers and scattered thunderstorms in the evening, then scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms after midnight. Some thunderstorms may be severe with damaging winds, large hail, and heavy rainfall, then some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall after midnight. Lows 66 to 71. Northeast winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation 80 percent. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms in the morning, then scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Not as warm. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall in the morning. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s in the mountains to the mid 80s along the Rio Grande. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Showers and scattered thunderstorms. Very windy. Cooler. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall. Locally heavy rainfall possible after midnight. Lows 49 to 55. In the mountains, northeast winds 20 to 30 mph increasing to 30 to 40 mph after midnight. Along the Rio Grande, north winds 15 to 20 mph increasing to 25 to 35 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent. .FRIDAY...Showers in the morning, then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Windy. Much cooler. Highs in the mid 40s in the mountains to the lower 60s along the Rio Grande. North winds 25 to 35 mph. Gusts up to 50 mph in the morning. Chance of showers near 100 percent. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Windy, colder. Lows 42 to 47. Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs around 40 in the mountains to the lower 60s along the Rio Grande. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 41 to 46. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 40s in the mountains to the lower 70s along the Rio Grande. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 49 to 54. .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 68 80 51 55 / 80 50 100 100 Castolon 72 85 56 61 / 70 50 100 100 Chisos Basin 61 70 42 48 / 80 50 100 100 Persimmon Gap 70 80 53 57 / 80 50 100 100 Rio Grande Village 72 90 56 65 / 70 60 100 100 $$ NMZ027-028-150900- Carlsbad Caverns National Park- 1014 PM MDT Wed Oct 14 2026 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph shifting to the west around 10 mph after midnight. .THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds 10 to 20 mph. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then cloudy with isolated showers after midnight. Very windy. Cooler. Lows in the upper 40s. Northeast winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts to around 55 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Very windy. Cooler. Highs in the mid 50s. Northeast winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts to around 55 mph. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Decreasing clouds. Very windy. Lows in the lower 40s. Northeast winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts to around 55 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Very windy. Highs in the mid 50s. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. .SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Not as cool. Highs in the upper 60s. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. .MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. .TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of showers 30 percent. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION Visitors Center 60 76 51 58 / 10 10 $$ TXZ277-150900- Fort Davis National Historic Site- 1114 PM CDT Wed Oct 14 2026 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may be severe with damaging winds, large hail, and heavy rainfall in the evening. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms in the morning, then numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall. Highs in the lower 70s. North winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Showers and isolated thunderstorms in the evening, then showers after midnight. Very windy. Colder. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall in the evening. Lows around 40. Northeast winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts to around 55 mph. Chance of precipitation 90 percent. .FRIDAY...Cloudy. Showers likely in the morning, then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Very windy. Much cooler. Highs around 50. Northeast winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts to around 55 mph decreasing to 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Chance of showers 70 percent. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Windy. Lows in the mid 30s. Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 10 to 20 mph after midnight. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. .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 59 74 41 51 / 40 60 90 90 $$ TXZ270-271-150900- Guadalupe Mountains National Park- 1014 PM MDT Wed Oct 14 2026 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 52 to 59. West winds 15 to 25 mph decreasing to around 10 mph after midnight. .THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s near the mountain peaks to the upper 70s below 5000 feet. Northeast winds 10 to 20 mph. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with isolated showers after midnight. Very windy. Colder. Lows 40 to 47. Northeast winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts to around 55 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Very windy. Much cooler. Highs in the lower 40s near the mountain peaks to the upper 50s below 5000 feet. Northeast winds 35 to 40 mph with gusts to around 55 mph. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Very windy. Lows 34 to 41. Northeast winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts to around 55 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Very windy. Highs in the mid 40s near the mountain peaks to the upper 50s below 5000 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 34 to 41. .SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s near the mountain peaks to the upper 60s below 5000 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 44 to 51. .MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s near the mountain peaks to the mid 70s below 5000 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 49 to 56. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s near the mountain peaks to the upper 70s below 5000 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Lows 51 to 58. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s near the mountain peaks to the upper 70s below 5000 feet. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION Visitors Center 58 74 46 53 / 20 20 Dog Canyon 53 69 41 47 / 10 10 McKittrick Canyon 60 75 47 54 / 10 10 $$