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El Paso Basks in Sunny Skies, Braces for Potential Rain and Snow Mix Midweek According to NWS Forecast

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Published on January 03, 2025
El Paso Basks in Sunny Skies, Braces for Potential Rain and Snow Mix Midweek According to NWS ForecastSource: Dicklyon, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The latest weather update from the National Weather Service in El Paso, Texas paints a picture of mostly clear skies and comfortable, fair weather for the majority of the upcoming week. Today, El Paso residents can expect sunny conditions with a high near 70 degrees, coupled with a light east-northeast wind, according to the National Weather Service from early this morning.

The evening is set to bring a partly cloudy sky with a low around 44, and a calm wind, the weekend looks promising as well with sunny skies and temperatures climbing up to 74 by Saturday, the winds, light and variable in the morning, will take a westerly turn reaching speeds of 9 to 14 mph and gusts that could surpass 20 mph, Saturday night's forecast predicts mostly clear conditions with a low dipping to around 41 degrees. The week will kick off with continuous sunshine on Monday, boasting a high near 59 degrees, and an east wind of around 6 mph followed by a mostly clear night with low temperatures hovering at 34 degrees.

The coming days will showcase a mild drop in daytime highs with Tuesday reaching only 53 degrees under mostly sunny skies and a persistent east breeze ushering in gusts as high as 21 mph. As the week progresses, residents should prepare for a potential mix of rain and snow showers on Tuesday night, with the chance of precipitation sitting at 30%, and overnight lows predicted to fall to the 30-degree mark.

Midweek forecasts relay a persistent chance of snow showers on Wednesday with a 30 percent chance of occurrence, the day's high might struggle to exceed 38 degrees, while Wednesday night carries a reduced 20 percent chance of snow showers and a low around 26 degrees, Thursday offers a slight possibility of rain and snow showers, while the sun is expected to triumph most of the day, setting the stage for a high near 40.