Big Bend Daily Report
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RIVER IS UP, LET’S GO RAFTING!!
Updated Monday-Friday; most information provided by Big Bend National Park.
Big Bend Current Weather Map
Click the thumbnail image at left for full-size weather map (image courtesy of weatherchannel.com).
Weather
| Today | Tonight | Tomorrow | 3-Day Forecast |
|---|---|---|---|
| Partly cloudy with a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Winds will be light and variable, becoming east at 0-10 mph. Highs: 85-105 Sunset 8:13 pm |
Partly cloudy with 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Winds will be from the northeast at 10-15 mph. Lows: 60-70 |
Mostly cloudy with 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Winds will be from the east to northeast at 10-25 mph. Highs: 65-95 Lows: 55-70 Sunrise 7:31 am |
SAT-MON: Partly to mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms each day. Highs: 75-105 Lows: 55-70 |
Temperature/Precipitation
| Location | Yesterday °F | Today °F | Precipitation (inches) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High | Low | 8 am | 24 hr | Month | Year | |
| Panther Junction (elev 3750′) | 94 | 70 | 70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 11.52 |
| Chisos Basin (elev 5400′) | 84 | 64 | 65 | TR | 0.16 | 16.02 |
| Rio Grande Village (elev 1850′) | 104 | 73 | 78 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.97 |
| Castolon (elev 2170′) | NR | NR | NR | NR | 0.00 | 10.23 |
| Persimmon Gap (elev 2970′) | 99 | 69 | 69 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 10.61 |
| Lajitas (elev 2340′) | 105 | 74 | 77 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.70 |
River Level
| Gauge Location | Flood Stage (ft) | Today (ft) | Yesterday (ft) | CFS (9-02-10) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presidio | 15.50 | 8.44 | 7.87 | 1653 |
| Lajitas | 15.00 | NR | 6.5 | NA |
| Castolon | 15.00 | 6.31 | 7.30 | 1150 |
| Johnson’s Ranch | 15.50 | 7.71 | 9.80 | 1561 |
| Rio Grande Village | 13.00 | 5.93 | 6.15 | 1450 |
| Dryden | 59.00 | NR | NR | NR |
| Foster’s Ranch | 14.00 | 2.80 | 2.50 | 1084 |
Campgrounds
For national park campgrounds availability call Big Bend National Park (Panther Junction) at 432-477-2251. For state campground availability call Big Bend Ranch State Park (Ft. Leaton) at 432-229-3613 or B.A. Warnock Ed. Ctr. (Lajitas) at 432-424-3327.