As folks in El Paso, TX, look up at skies graced by just a few clouds, they can also expect the mercury to push the boundaries with highs nearing the century mark. The National Weather Service reports that today's calm breeze will pave the way for a sunny day, climaxing at around 99 degrees. On the tail of the morning's modest 75°F and 48% humidity, there's a light wind from the south touching 3 mph, as per the latest update provided by the NWS.
El Paso's skies will shift to partly cloudy, as temperatures take a mild dip to a comfortable 76 degrees. Carrying its breeze lightly, the south wind is expected to all but vanish come nighttime. The calm precedes a mostly sunny Sunday, where El Pasoans can anticipate highs a touch cooler than today at 98 degrees, guided by an easy east wind moving between 5 to 9 mph, reportedly to the NWS’s detailed forecast.
But it’s not all clear skies and sun; the NWS warns of a chance that showers and thunderstorms could visit, starting Sunday night. They put chances at 20 percent before midnight, with conditions persisting mostly cloudy as folks tuck in for the night. By Monday evening, odds rise for rain, hitting a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after sundown.
Looking ahead to next week, if you're placing bets on whether to carry an umbrella in El Paso, it might be wise to keep it handy. A consistent pattern of chances for rain dances across the forecast. Starting Tuesday, the forecast teases with "a slight chance of showers," escalating to "a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon," the National Weather Service reports. The likelihood of precipitation is sitting at 40%, making it a coin toss for El Paso residents as they move through their week.
The erratic character of the weather doesn't conclude there. NWS projections include a "mostly sunny" Wednesday, yet they dangle a 20 percent chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms once more. The cycle of sun and potential rain persists into the night, calming down to clear up for "mostly sunny" Thursday and Friday, with highs hovering in the mid-90s.
