El Paso residents might want to keep their umbrellas close as isolated showers and thunderstorms are appearing on today's forecast. According to the National Weather Service, there's a chance of rain of 20% between 3pm and 4pm with the day mostly sunny and a high soaring near 100 degrees. The gentle breath of wind, currently drawing from the south at 3 mph, is expected to persist as light and variable.

Tonight El Paso is looking at a somewhat higher chance to potentially catch a shower or a thunderstorm, with the precipitation probability climbing to 40%, mainly before 10pm. The night will be mostly cloudy while the mercury dips to a low around 77, while winds are slated to shift from south to north northwest. Transitioning into Wednesday, the sky clears up to gift us with mostly sunny conditions and the thermostat teasing the high 90s once again.

This week seems to consistently hover in the realm of what local pools were made for - endless rays of sun with highs forecasted to break the 100-degree mark by Thursday. Residents should prepare for Thursday and Friday to be sunny and hot, with the latter two days promising similar highs near 102 degrees. The evening on these days will provide little respite from the heat, offering mostly clear skies with lows hovering around the 80-degree line.

Those longing for a cool down will have to hold tight as the weekend also pledges to continue the trend with sunny and hot conditions. Saturday echoes the song of sunshine with a high near 102 degrees, the pattern continuing into Sunday and Monday. For night-owls and stargazers, the evening skies are predicted to remain mostly unobscured, with the exception of possible scattered showers early on, providing ample opportunity to fully appreciate the celestial display that a desert sky can offer.