Happy Saturday to the Borderland! We remain under an ABC-7 First Alert in preparation for a dusty and gusty Sunday and Monday. The winds will cycle up and down the next few days. It will be windy this afternoon in the Borderland, wind gusts are expected to be up to 40 miles per hour. If you
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Today, expect high clouds in the morning but mostly sunny skies by this afternoon, with temperatures reaching the lower 90 degrees. It’s going to be breezy, with winds from the southwest at 15 to 25 mph and gusts up to 40 mph towards the evening hours heading into Sunday with
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The winds will gradually pick up this weekend and early next week. SW gusts will peak at 35 mph Saturday and Sunday with 45 mph gusts Monday. There will be some blowing dust and sand but not expecting a brown out. Get ready for temps to climb to the upper 90’s later next week.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso, Las Cruces and surrounding regions can expect a breezy Friday and Saturday with highs in the upper 80s. Strong winds will follow on Sunday and Monday, reaching 25 to 35 mph, along with widespread blowing dust and critical fire danger. It’s possible that gusts may hit up to
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Friday will be a very nice day. Some breezy winds with gusts around 25 mph. The winds will begin to increase Saturday through Monday. The strongest gusts will hit later Sunday and Monday with gusts around 40 mph with some blowing dust and sand. Temps will remain in the upper 80’s.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Today, the Pacific storm system will exit the El Paso and Las Cruces areas, bringing calmer winds and clearing dust. Expect cooler temperatures with breezy winds between 15 and 25 mph. Overall, it will be drier with conditions near normal. However, be aware that windy and dusty weather is expected
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Gusts from the SW has once again exceeded 50 mph this afternoon. The peak gust hit 53 mph. This is the 19th day of 50+ mph winds so far this year. The winds will gradually weaken tonight and the dust and sand will settle after 8 pm. The ABC-7 weather team has extended the First
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EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — We still remain under an ABC-7 First Alert as winds are once again expected to pickup with blowing dust and sand, and fire risk expected today. Today is expected to be another hot one. El Paso is expected to reach 91, Las Cruces is expected to reach 86. Winds will
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Peak gusts this afternoon and evening have hit 61 mph, lifting a lot of dust and sand and causing some damage to a mobile home and dropping a tree. The winds will gradually settle later tonight, as will the dust and sand. More wind and dust expected tomorrow as gusts peak out around 45 mph
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Update (5:06 PM): This afternoon, El Paso Fire Department officials say there were reports of a fallen tree in the road on the 8100 block of Griffin Way. Update: In a video posted to social media, part of a façade on a pillar supporting an overpass near the El Paso International Airport was partially damaged.
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It’s going to get hot this week. Temperatures are forecast to be in the 80s all week, maybe even coming close to 90 degrees later in the week. And it’s not quite mid-May yet. We’ll get well above the average high, which is in the mid-70s. But we’ll stay well below Monday’s record high of
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — We remain under an ABC-7 First Alert for today’s strong wind gusts expected to reach 50 MPH and blowing dust and sand expected to impact visibility. Critical fire danger is also expected throughout the region. Ahead of today’s wind event, the weather service has already issued weather alerts for the
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Here we go again – our record windy and dusty season continues with additional days of this mess. Gusts will hit 50 mph tomorrow with blowing dust and sand. Peak gusts will hit during the afternoon and evening. Strong winds will occur again on Wednesday with gusts around 40 and some blowing dust and sand.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — We remain under an ABC-7 First Alert as we track our next wind event. Wind gusts are looking to peak between 40-50 MPH and blowing dust and sand is expected to impact visibility heading into your Tuesday and Wednesday. Today we will see breezy by mid afternoon with light winds
Continue Reading We are on track for a nice Mother’s Day in the Borderland, highs in the upper 80s. We remain under a First Alert in preparation for a windy and dusty Tuesday and Wednesday. The winds will pick up late Monday night, but the highest winds will be on Wednesday where wind gusts could get up
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso and Las Cruces will see fair skies and warmer temperatures through the weekend, with highs climbing into the low to mid-90s by Tuesday and Wednesday. A shift in the weather pattern early next week will bring strong west to southwest winds, especially Tuesday and Wednesday. Blowing dust may
Continue Reading Mother’s Day weekend is looking nice, quiet, and warm. Mostly clear, breezy with highs in the 80s. We are under an ABC-7 First Alert for a windy and dusty Tuesday and Wednesday. Tuesday, we are expected to see wind gusts up to 40 miles per hour with patchy blowing dust. Likewise, Wednesday will be a
Continue Reading An Air Quality Alert for El Paso County has been issued by the Texas Commission of Environmental Quality (TCEQ) which will go into effect 10 AM to 8 PM Sunday. Atmospheric conditions are expected to be favorable for producing high levels of ozone pollution in the El Paso area. You can help prevent ozone pollution
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso and Las Cruces will enjoy a calm and sunny weekend as high pressure keeps skies clear and winds light. Temperatures will warm slightly on Sunday, reaching near-normal highs for mid-May. Early next week, a strong weather system moving in from the Pacific Northwest will bring increasing winds to
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This weekend looks great with lots of sunshine and some occasional breezes. Temps will be in the low to mid 80’s. Strong winds arrive early next week. Tuesday and Wednesday will be the windiest days, with gusts from the SW around 40 mph. I also expect blowing dust and sand along with reduced visibility.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Enjoy your Friday we are still leaning comfortable for now, however, we are already tracking out next wind event. We are anticipating strong winds with blowing dust and sand by next week.
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Winds will stay easterly through the early part of the weekend with a bit gustier conditions on the west side of town. The winds will turn more to the SW and increase in speed early next week. Peak gusts will be from the SW around 35-40 mph Tuesday through Wednesday, with blowing dust and sand.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — We will feel warmer temperatures for your Thursday as we add in some moisture to the region and potential for scattered showers. Waking up today we will see cloudy skies. Those clouds are bringing in moisture and we will see about a 10-20% chance for some scattered showers today. Rain
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible this afternoon, mainly over the Gila, Black Range, and Sacramento Mountains. Forecasters say a weakening upper-level system moving across southern New Mexico is providing just enough moisture and instability to spark activity. Storms could drift east or northeast into lower elevations by
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Temperatures continue to trend below average today combined with calm conditions. Throughout the region temperatures will be warmer today ranging from the upper 70s to the low 80s for our highs. El Paso is expected tor reach a high of 79, Las Cruces 76. Today will be mostly calm with
Continue Reading Temps will now be on the warming side as the winds begin to decrease a bit through the rest of the week. The winds will switch from the SW to the east beginning Thursday through early weekend, bringing a little moisture to the air but not putting any rain chances in the forecast. The winds
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Temperatures today will once again be below average. They will accompany breezy to low-end windy conditions. Temperature highs will be cooler today than yesterday. They will run about ten degrees below average throughout the region. El Paso is expected to reach 74. Las Cruces is expected to reach a high
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Temps have been running below average for this time of year – not complaining. A few showers could pop up here and there through tomorrow, but nothing significant. Also, these showers could kick up some wind and dust. Temps will slowly warm through the week. Rain and storm chances increase somewhat into next weekend.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Monday morning we are looking rather calm and comfortable however by afternoon we are looking at some breezy patterns and slight rain chances entering our forecast. Temperatures will be below average today as we trend a little cooler. El Paso is expected to see a high of 77, Las Cruces
Continue Reading We are expected to see a slight chance of storms in the Borderland, most of the action will remain in our eastern counties. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Culberson County is in place until 10 PM tonight. Thunderstorms could produce severe winds, large hail, and tornadoes. These strong to severe storms’ main areas of focus
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