El Paso hit a record high Friday with 108 degrees. The old record was 104. It is now the hottest temperature of the year so far and the 32nd of the year at this point. Showers and storms will continue to move north to south Friday night and again Saturday. Some of the storms could
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — We remain under an ABC-7 First Alert once more because of the dangerously hot temperatures expected to round out your workweek. The National Weather Service has issued a Weather Alert for the El Paso, Las Cruces area, Sierra Blanca area: Heat Advisory in effect from July 29, 12:00 PM MDT
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Temps will be hover around record territory through Friday ranging from 104-108. Storm chances will increase later Friday and through the weekend with some heavy rain in spots along with gusty winds. Temperatures will decrease a bit over the weekend with the added clouds and rain in the area. Highs will be in the upper
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — We are under an ABC-7 First alert a heat advisory will continue today. Temperatures will remain above average. The National Weather Service has issued a Weather Alert for the El Paso and Las Cruces area: Heat Advisory in effect from July 29, 12:00 PM MDT until July 31, 09:00 PM
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The blast of furnace air will bake the area with possible record highs. Limited storm threat in spots with some gusty winds. Temps will cool a bit for the weekend with more thunderstorms spread out a bit more. Some could be on the strong to severe side.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — We remain under an ACB-7 First Alert as the heatwave remains a major impact through the region. The National Weather Service has issued a Weather Alert for the El Paso county area: Heat Advisory in effect from July 29, 12:00 PM MDT until July 31, 09:00 PM MDT This morning
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Record to near record highs will continue through Friday. Highs will be from 104-108 degrees. Later in the day and night there will be some isolated storms in spots Temps will cool just a bit for the weekend.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — We are under an ABC-7 First Alert because of the heat. We will trend dangerously hot throughout your work week with potential to break standing heat records. The National Weather Service has issued a weather alert for today’s heat for the El Paso and Las Cruces area: Heat Advisory until July
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — We are under an ABC-7 First Alert because of the heat. We will trend dangerously hot throughout the entire week. The National Weather Service has issued a weather alert for today’s heat for the El Paso and Las Cruces area: Heat Advisory in effect from July 27, 11:00 AM MDT
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – ABC-7 stormtrackers are tracking triple-digit temperatures in El Paso all week. According to the National Weather Service (NWS), temperatures inside a vehicle can rise 20 degrees in as little as 10 minutes. The NWS says the inside of a car acts like a greenhouse. Actual temperatures inside the vehicle can
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Our ABC-7 First Alert continues for the blistering hot heat wave in the Borderland. We are now on the 5th straight day of triple digits as yesterday’s high was 103. So far, we have hit 104 in El Paso. Las Cruces has seen a high of 104 so far. The National Weather Service has issued
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Summer heat in the Borderland pushes more drivers toward window tint, but the legal limit changes depending on which city you’re in. For more than a decade… Antonio Omar Lopez has been helping people beat the heat. He has owned GLM Window Tinting for over 10 years. “We offer a wide variety of films, like completely
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Our ABC-7 First Alert continues for the blistering hot heat wave that is cooking the Borderland. We are now on the 4th straight day of triple digits as today’s high was 103. The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for El Paso from Monday morning to Tuesday evening. Highs are expected to range
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Borderland remains under an ABC-7 First Alert for our Sunday as dangerous summer heat continues across southern New Mexico and far west Texas. Afternoon highs potentially reaching 100 to 105 degrees through the rest of July and into early August, increasing the risk for heat-related illnesses. Be sure to
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Our ABC-7 First Alert continues for the heat wave that is cooking the Borderland. This weekend, highs will be from 102 to 104 degrees. Likewise, Monday through Wednesday we may see near record-highs from 105 to 108 degrees. There will be a daily slight chance of isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms. Here’s the weather
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Borderland remains under an ABC-7 First Alert as we continue tracking dangerous summer heat across southern New Mexico and far west Texas. High temperatures tracking to climb into the 100 to 103-degree range this weekend, with triple-digit heat expected to persist through much of the upcoming week. While the
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Showers and storms pounded parts of El Paso and the Borderland late last night. Lots of lightning and heavy rain fell in parts of town. Rainfall estimates for downtown and parts of the westside showed around .10″ to .30″ just before midnight. Temperatures will be near or record breaking through next week. El Paso has
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Texas Gas Service offered tips for people to save money and energy this summer. It encouraged people to manage household energy costs and focus on simple steps to keep those numbers down. One simple tip was to change the direction of your fan so it spins counter-clockwise. That will
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Dangerous heat will continue Friday across the Borderland, with temperatures expected to reach around 105 degrees in El Paso and 101 degrees in Las Cruces. A Heat Advisory remains in effect until 7 p.m. Friday for El Paso, Las Cruces and surrounding lowland communities. Forecasters say monsoon moisture continues to
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By Amanda M. Morris and Jon Haworth A magnitude 5.0 earthquake has been detected northwest of Miami, Texas, according to the United States Geological Survey. There are no reports of damage at this time. The earthquake’s epicenter was approximately 23 miles south-southeast of Spearman, Texas, at a depth of about 3.5 miles. No aftershocks were reported, though
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The extreme heat will continue through this weekend and even hang out for next week. Isolated and limited storms will pop here and there, but most folks will stay dry and hot. Record heat will not be out of the question. Friday and next Monday will likely be the hottest days with highs around 106-109.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — We are under an ABC-7 First Alert because of our climbing temperatures. We are anticipating the return of dangerously hot triple digit temperatures into your weekend with drier conditions. We woke this morning to temps in the upper 70s. By lunch El Paso is expected to reach a high of
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Temperatures will be on the big rise through next week. Highs will climb to the triples once again. We should see temps between 100 – 105 over the next week. Rain and storm chances will be very slim but not non-existent. I would expect our daily chances to be around 10% in spots.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Today will lean calm as rain chances continue to decrease and temperatures trend warm. This morning we woke to temperatures in the 70s. Today El Paso is expected to reach a high of 98, Las Cruces is expected to reach a high of 95. Today will lean calm with a
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Temperatures will begin to climb this week as thunderstorm chances drop to just isolated in spots. Beginning Thursday, temps will begin to heat up as highs will be from 100 – 105 degrees and last through the weekend. The hottest day looks to be Friday with a temp of 104 degrees. Temperatures have been running
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso said residents play a key role in keeping the community safe from mosquito breeding sites. Recent rainstorms have increased mosquito activity across the city, and the city’s Vector Control Program of the Code Enforcement Department wants to teach residents to reduce them. Dr. Hector Ocaranza
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County has one of the highest rates of Texas residents without air conditioning, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau. An estimated 10,964 households have to brave the heat without AC, according to an analysis of local air conditioning estimates. The same data estimated 10,747,240 Texas households
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Borderland remains under an ABC-7 First Alert as we track scattered thunderstorms continuing across the region Tuesday. Storm coverage tracking lower than Monday, with the greatest chances for showers and thunderstorms over the mountains and west of the Rio Grande. A few stronger storms could still produce heavy rainfall,
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Showers and storms will continue tonight with some locally heavy rain in spots. Some of the storms will be severe producing gusty winds with hail . Wind gusts could hit 50 mph our more in isolated storms. most storms will travel to the south. More storms will be possible again Tuesday but not as many
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Over a month into monsoon season, the borderland has already seen some heavy rain — with potential for heavier rainfall next month, it’s important to prepare for the risk of floods and emergencies. The El Paso Office of Emergency Management says because the ground here is normally dry, whenever we see more rainfall, the water
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