The National Weather Service of El Paso reports a shift from this morning's weather with mostly cloudy skies and a temperature of 61°F, moving towards a sunny afternoon with a high near 70. The winds are coming from the west ranging from 11 to 14 mph, featuring occasional gusts as high as 25 mph. Humidity stands at a low 27 percent, as the last update was provided at 6:51 am MDT.
Tonight's conditions are expected to remain mostly clear with a drop in temperature to around 47 degrees and the wind should also slow down to a gentle 5 to 10 mph, then eventually become light and variable as the evening progresses. The mild trend seems to continue into Thursday, which is predicted to be sunny with a high near 73. The calm winds will start to pick up, subtly becoming east around 5 mph.
According to the National Weather Service, Friday will mostly be sunny, hitting a high of around 78°F, with east-northeast wind turning south in the afternoon. Variability enters the weekend weather narrative as there's a 30 percent chance of sporadic showers and thunderstorms before the early hours of 3 am. The night sky on Friday should then clear to a low around 56 degrees, with the winds making a gentle southwestward shift after midnight.
Looking ahead to Saturday, it is to be sunny with temperatures peaking near 78 degrees and a placid south-southwest wind developing in the afternoon. The nighttime should remain mostly clear with a low of around 53 degrees. Come Sunday, residents of El Paso can expect a mostly sunny sky again with a daytime high near 73 degrees, as the southwest wind maintains a steady 5 to 9 mph. A 30 percent chance of showers could dampen the start of a new week, especially after midnight as the skies turn mostly cloudy with lows dipping to around 50 degrees.
