El Paso residents can expect to start the weekend with soaring temperatures and a slight chance of evening thunderstorms, according to a forecast from the National Weather Service (NWS) in El Paso, TX. Today's weather is shaping up to be sunny and hot with highs edging into the triple digits, around 101 degrees, and the winds coming in from the southeast at speeds that might reach up to 24 mph. As the evening comes around, there's a 20% chance of precipitation, with showers and thunderstorms being a possibility between 8 p.m. and 11 p.m., according to the National Weather Service.
The city is to brace for more potential thunderstorms sporadically throughout the weekend. Saturday holds a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5 p.m., despite the sunny forecast and highs again nearly tapping into the century mark. A similar pattern continues into Saturday night, with the chance of thunderstorms persistently hanging around 30 percent before midnight. Residents could be well-advised to keep an umbrella handy and to possibly rearrange any late evening plans.
Looking ahead, the NWS predicts a stormier pattern developing as the week progresses. Sunday will bring not only a dip in temperatures, forecasted to peak at 95 degrees, but also a bolstered 40 percent chance of afternoon thundershowers. And these conditions are only to intensify, with a 60 percent chance of early tempests on Sunday night potentially leading into an even more unsettled Monday, which has a 50 percent likelihood of developing storms after noon.
The forthcoming week doesn't seem to offer much of a reprieve for El Pasoans, as a steadily climbing chance of rain and thunderstorms carries on through to Tuesday, with a 70 percent chance both day and night. The NWS forecast culminates in a similarly wet Wednesday, marked by a 50 percent chance during the day, and a slightly decreased but still notable 40 percent likelihood of nighttime showers and thunderstorms leading into Thursday. Residents should prepare to quickly adapt their routines to potentially damp conditions and intermittently tumultuous skies.
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