Update (9:50 AM): There are now about 100 people in Central El Paso without power. There are also a few other scattered minor outages throughout the city. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– Thousands are without power across El Paso county this morning. The areas being largely affected are West El Paso and Fabens. Several other outages
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The National Weather Service in El Paso and Santa Teresa has issued a Flood Advisory for El Paso and Otero Counties including Northeast El Paso and Chaparral until 11 PM. Heavy rain from thunderstorms have caused minor flooding in the advisory area. Between a half of an inch and an inch has fallen and an
Continue Reading The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Advisory for Hudspeth County until 8:45 PM. Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected, between half an inch to one inch has fallen.
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Happy Sunday to all in the Borderland. We have issued a First Alert for scattered to widespread showers and thunderstorms this week in the Borderland. Today we rose to 100 in El Paso which makes today the 24th triple digit day. These will be scattered to widespread showers and t-storms. Models are in agreement that
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EL PASO (KVIA)– Storm chances pick up today, mainly in the mountains, with a slight chance for isolated showers in El Paso. Temperature stay slightly above normal, near 98-99 degrees. Tomorrow stays active with scattered storms possible, especially in the higher terrain. Drier and hotter conditions are expected by midweek.
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EL PASO (KVIA)– Today, expect just a few isolated storms across the region, with most areas staying dry and warm. Highs will reach the upper 90s to near 100°. Tomorrow, moisture increases again, bringing a better chance for scattered afternoon and evening storms, especially west of El Paso. Storms may bring brief heavy rain, lightning,
Continue Reading It will be a hot day in the Borderland. Highs will be in the 90s and 100s with a very slight chance of rain. Tomorrow will be the same. Storm activity may pick up this evening across the area, but unfortunately, most of the activity will be in Western New Mexico and in the mountains.
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Showers and storms will be widely scattered across the Borderland tonight. Storms will move to the north and northwest. Some heavy rain in spots along with gusty winds in and around storms. The weekend will be a tad hotter, less storms, with temps around 100. Chance for storms around 10-20%.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Today rain chances will pick up before decreasing for the weekend. El Paso is expected to reach a high of 98, Las Cruces is expected to reach a high of 94. Today rain chances will pick up to 40%. Likelihood for rain looks stronger into your midafternoon and evening. This
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Expect some storms to develop the next couple of days producing some locally heavy rain in spots. The weekend will be hotter, with highs of 99-102° both Saturday and Sunday. Just a very slight chance for a thunderstorm. Storms pick up a bit next week.
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RUIDOSO, New Mexico (KVIA) — Officials are warning of flash flooding in the Friedenbloom, Ruidoso Downs and the Glencoe areas. Crews have already carried out two water rescues in the Ruidoso area today. “Move to higher ground immediately! Do not delay gathering belongings or try to protect your home,” the Lincoln County Fire Service posted
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Temperatures will trend near average for your Thursday with rain chances increasing tonight. El Paso is expected to reach a high of 98, Las Cruces is expected to reach a high of 95. Today rain chances will be a bit stronger than Wednesday. Rain chances will pick up to 30%
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Storm chances will continue to increase a bit as we make our way through the rest of this week. Expect about 20-30% of storms on Thursday and Friday before we bring in a little drier air for the weekend. Expect temperatures to heat up for the weekend and early next
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EL PASO (KVIA)–El Paso and Las Cruces will stay mostly dry tonight with some scattered clouds. Storm chances increase a bit for Friday, especially in the afternoon and evening hours. If storms develop, they could bring gusty winds and brief heavy rain.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Today’s forecast will be quite similar to Monday’s. Temps will trend near average and rain chances will still linger. El Paso is expected to reach a high of 98, Las Cruces is expected to reach a high of 96. This brings temps just couple degrees above our daily average and
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EL PASO (KVIA)–Expect a 10-20% of storms developing Tuesday. Temperatures will climb to the mid- to upper 90s. A chance for storms will continue for the rest of the week, with rain chances ranging from 10-40%. Temperatures will stay near normal for mid-July around mid-90’s with slightly cooler afternoons due to added cloud cover.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Temperatures will cool to near average as rain chances persist through the region. Today El Paso is expected to reach a high of 95, Las Cruces is expected to reach a high of 93. This will keep temperatures near average. Also today rain chances are weakening however still in our
Continue Reading We continue to be under an ABC-7 First Alert for another round for evening showers and thunderstorms in the Borderland. Rain chances will linger overnight, but will diminish this week before ramping up midweek. It will remain much cooler this upcoming week.
Continue Reading The National Weather Service in El Paso/Santa Teresa has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for West Central Hudspeth County including Tornillo until 6:15 PM. The main hazard is 60 mile per hour winds and quarter-size hail. This storm is currently located 9 miles southeast of Indian Cliffs Ranch, moving southwest at 10 mph.
Continue Reading The National Weather Service in El Paso/Santa Teresa has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Central Dona Ana County including Las Cruces until 5 PM. The main hazard is 60 mile per hour winds and quarter-size hail. This storm is currently located east of Dona Ana and Las Cruces moving west at 10 miles per
Continue Reading The National Weather Service in El Paso/Santa Teresa has issued a Flash Flood Warning Northern Otero County including Mescalero until 6:45 PM this evening. Doppler radar indicated a complex of thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain has fallen and additional rainfall up to 1.5 inches is
Continue Reading The National Weather Service in El Paso/Santa Teresa has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for El Paso and Hudspeth Counties. The main hazard is 60 mile per hour winds and quarter-size hail. This storm is currently located near Hueco Tanks, near US-180 and is not moving much.
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EL PASO (KVIA) –Get ready for a stormy week across the Borderland! We’re expecting more thunderstorms each afternoon and evening, especially over the mountains before spreading to the lowlands. These storms could bring heavy rain, flash flooding, gusty winds, and blowing dust. Thanks to the extra clouds and moisture, temperatures will cool down a bit,
Continue Reading The National Weather Service in El Paso and Santa Teresa has issued a Dust Storm Advisory for Dona Ana, El Paso, and Otero Counties until 9 PM. This includes West and Central El Paso. At approximately 8PM, an area of blowing dust was located over West El Paso with less than one mile of visibility
Continue Reading The National Weather Service in El Paso and Santa Teresa has issued a Dust Storm Warning portions of southeastern Dona Ana County until 8:15 PM. The warned area includes Interstate 10 from Anthony to Las Cruces. Up to 40 mile per hour winds can cause near zero visibility.
Continue Reading Our ABC-7 First Alert continues in the Borderland for the chance for scattered to widespread showers and thunderstorms in the Borderland. The best chances will be in the afternoon and evening hours today and tomorrow. Heavy rain from these storms can cause localized flooding. Likewise, gusty outflows from collapsing thunderstorms can cause blowing dust.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — This weekend we will see significant changes in the weather as widespread thunderstorms are expected. The storms will begin in the higher areas and move down into the lower deserts by evening. These storms could bring strong wind gusts with some reaching over 50 mph, along with blowing dust despite
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– In the month of July, the average high temperatures are around 100 degrees here in the Borderland. According to the the National Weather service, when heat enters a closed vehicle, actual temperatures inside the vehicle can reach 120°F in minutes and approach 150°F in as little as an hour. Carlos Ornelas,
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It’s been a hot one Friday – El Paso hit 108 – the second hottest day of the season so far. The hottest was 109 on June 15. Temps will gradually cool Saturday as we bring in some added moisture. I do expect some showers and thunderstorms to pop across the area, primarily in our
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — We remain under an ABC-7 First Alert for the heat. Temperatures will be dangerously hot today. Rain chances will also increase into your weekend. The National Weather service has issued a weather alert in preparation for today’s heat. Heat Advisory in effect from July 11, 11:00 AM MDT until July
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