By Pedram Javaheri, CNN Although Memorial Day weekend — the unofficial start of summer — is still more than a week away, nearly 60% of Americans, or almost 200 million people, will feel 90-degree heat over the next few days. Record heat, which has been brewing across the drought-stricken Plains and parts of Texas, is
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Good morning! The winds will increase this afternoon with gusts around 35 mph. Temperatures will run above average this afternoon with temps reaching the upper 90s . The region will be under sunny skies but the skies will be filled with smoke and haze. Areas closer to the Black fire will experience thicker smoke. A
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The smoke will travel to the east overnight and Thursday from the Black fire just north of Silver City. There will be some haze around town with a little thicker smoke in southern NM. Temps will stay hot and then cool a bit for the weekend.
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – On Wednesday morning, Borderland residents woke up to an orange sun and a layer of smoke hovering over the Organ Mountains. The smoke is coming from the Black Fire, currently burning in the Gila Wilderness due west of Truth or Consequences, and over 100 miles northwest of Las Cruces. The
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Good Morning! It will be another day filled with clear skies and dry conditions. Temperatures will run about 5 to 10 degrees above normal for mid-May. The Black Fire has quickly grown to over 18,000 acres. This afternoon, the state’s largest wildfires will push smoke toward the east until sunset. The air quality will be
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Temperatures will stay in the low to mid 90’s the next several days. Expect the winds to stay in the breezy to lower-end windy category through Thursday then pick up a little more Friday.
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Today will be another hot day but I think unlike yesterday we will manage to dodge the triple-digit heat. But, it’s still going to be hot with temperatures that will still run above average. Many locations will see the mid and upper-90s, and El Paso will see near-record high temperatures; the record to beat is
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Another hot day Monday but temps will cool a bit the next week. Winds will become an issue later week by Thursday and Friday.
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Henderson and Jon Passantino, CNN The Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak Fire has become the largest fire in New Mexico history, burning 298,060 acres, officials said. The blaze, burning east of Santa Fe, is 27% contained with 2,015 personnel working to contain the fire, officials said Monday on a Facebook page providing updates on the
Continue ReadingWildfires throughout New Mexico continue to grow, as extreme fire conditions fuel the spread of several wildfires
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist By this evening, damaging winds, large hail and even tornadoes will tear through the country’s most densely populated region and could raise havoc with the evening commute. One forecaster from the Washington, DC National Weather Service (NWS) office said on the phone this morning “As far as the coverage of
Continue ReadingOver 60 million people are under a severe storm threat across the East Coast, with parts of the Northeast seeing the strongest storms. CNN meteorologist Pedram Javaheri has the forecast.
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Good Morning! The hot temperatures will continue with near record highs this afternoon. Temperatures will run well above average. Our skies will be sunny with west winds at 10 to 15 mph. Clouds will increase late in the day with the best chance for thunderstorms around Hudspeth and Culberson Counties.
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EL PASO, Texas– As the first 100 degree weather of the year nears, El Paso Animal Services reminds the community to keep their pets cool. Education coordinator at Animal Services, Jessica Navarro, said it is during these times that pets suffer from heat stroke. She said some symptoms you can look out for are panting
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Hello all. Still looking for that 100 degree temp, but as of 5:31 PM, we have not reached it yet. Still, it’s been a very hot day…almost all of us reached the upper 90s today. It’s time to carry a couple bottles of water with you everywhere you go now, to make sure you are
Continue ReadingBy Haley Brink and Dakin Andone, CNN More than 90 million people from the central Plains to the Ohio River Valley are under threat of severe storms Sunday before a cold front pushes the inclement weather to the east Monday. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) issued a severe thunderstorm watch until 4 p.m. CT ahead
Continue ReadingBy Allison Chinchar, CNN meteorologist An early season heat wave will build across the southern tier of the United States, creating “unstable conditions” for wildfires and forcing some residents to conserve power usage. “We are expecting above normal temperatures and what that means for fires is generally unstable conditions,” Todd Shoemake, a meteorologist at the
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Hello everyone! Happy Saturday to you. So far today, we’ve reached the mid-90s, which is about 10 degrees above the seasonal average. Tomorrow will be even hotter…looking at the first 100 degree day of the year! Triple digits is likely in El Paso only, Las Cruces and the rest of the region will still be
Continue ReadingBy Amy Simonson, Taylor Ward, Sharif Paget and Ray Sanchez, CNN With an early-season heat wave searing much of Texas over the weekend, the nonprofit that manages power to more than 26 million customers wants them to turn up their thermostats. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) made the appeal in a statement Friday,
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EL PASO, Texas- Warm temperatures will hit the Borderland this week. Sunday’s high will be 100 with Monday following at 99. There are low winds blowing in out of the west and east but no higher than 20 miles per hour thought Tuesday and Wednesday.
Continue ReadingBy Sara Smart and Alaa Elassar, CNN An evacuation order is in place for a Canadian town in the Northwest Territories due to heavy flooding. Residents of Hay River, on the south side of Great Slave Lake, have been ordered to leave and find shelter, according to a Thursday news release from the town. Hay
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Highs will climb to the mid and upper 90’s for the weekend with lots of sunshine. Winds will not be much of an issue with gusts only around 20-25 mph.
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EL PASO, Texas – Although we may not be in the thick of our hot summer heat, the ABC-7 StormTRACK Weather team is forecasting the first 100-degree day this weekend. Regardless of the temperature, heat can negatively impact your health, so it’s important to know how to fight and prevent exhaustion. It’s also important to
Continue ReadingBy Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist Record temperatures expected in the fire-ravaged Southwest will continue to worsen the deepening drought, as well as make for tough fire-fighting conditions, as an intense heat wave will be felt across most of the southern tier of the US this weekend. “We are expecting above normal temperatures and what that
Continue ReadingAfter a day of severe weather that brought gusts over 100 mph for parts of South Dakota, the severe storm threat shifts eastward. Meanwhile, the Southwest fires continue to grow. CNN meteorologist Derek Van Dam has the updates.
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El Paso, Texas- The mercury continues to rise this Friday the 13th. The good news is, that we are trading windy weather for hot temps. Relatively good news if you suffer from allergies. Afternoon highs will top off in the lower 90s for many areas across the Borderland. An abundance of sunshine is on tap
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Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN When Keith Morey and his wife, Lynn, returned to their Laguna Niguel, California, home, they found little left in the ashes. Since its start on Wednesday, the Coastal Fire quickly ripped through mansions along hillside streets in Laguna Niguel, a city of about 65,000 with some of the state’s wealthiest neighborhoods.
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Low 90’s Friday but then mid and upper 90’s for the weekend. Lots of sunshine with a bit lighter winds.
Continue ReadingBy Angela Fritz, Chad Myers and Ella Nilsen, CNN Meteorologists in California told CNN on Thursday they were surprised at how fast Orange County’s devastating brush fire moved overnight, as it tore through the city of Laguna Niguel and destroyed at least 20 multimillion-dollar homes and mansions. “It’s way too early” for a fire like
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