ABC-7 First Alert – Stronger winds this weekend with some blowing dust
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…
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Windy weekend and rising temps
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…
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ABC-7 First Alert – Winds crank up for the weekend. Add in more dust and sand.
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…
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Breezy and dry conditions ahead
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…
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ABC-7 First Alert continues – Windy, dusty, nasty this evening; more wind and dust next week.
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.…
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ABC-7 First Alert continues – More wind and dust expected tomorrow
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.…
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ABC-7 First Alert Continues – The winds crank up again Tuesday and Wednesday with blowing dust and sand.
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…
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ABC-7 First Alert: A nice Mother’s Day, windy and dusty Tuesday and Wednesday
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…
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Warm, calm weekend before winds return next week
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…
Continue Reading ABC-7 First Alert: Tracking a nice Mother’s Day, dusty and gusty Tuesday and Wednesday
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…
Continue Reading Air Quality Alert for El Paso from 10 AM to 8 PM Sunday
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…
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Calm weather ahead, winds return early next week
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…
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ABC-7 First Alert Continues – Watch out for the winds and dust next week
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…
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ABC 7 First Alert – Windy with blowing dust and sand next week
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…
Continue Reading ABC-7 StormTrack Weather – Temps will gradually warm as winds relax a bit more
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…
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Breezy Winds, Spotty Storms for El Paso & Las Cruces
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso and Las Cruces will be breezy Sunday with southwest winds and dry air moving in. Storm chances stay low in the…
Continue Reading ABC-7 First Alert: Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, possible blowing dust
We are under an ABC-7 First Alert for the isolated showers and thunderstorms with possible blowing dust from outflows. We are tracking mostly…
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ABC-7 StormTrack Weather – Some isolated storms over the weekend; gusty winds around some storms
A push of moisture arrived this morning, providing some clouds and giving us a chance for rain over the weekend. Along with the chance of storms,…
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ABC-7 StormTrack Weather – Slight rain chance for weekend; low-end windy on Sunday
A bit of moisture arrives on easterly winds later Friday and the weekend. There is a slight chance for storms both Saturday and Sunday, but the rain…
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Great weather continues; slight rain chance for the weekend.
Temps will continue to be in the mid-80s with lots of sunshine. The winds will generally hover between 25-30 mph, with no blowing dust and sand…
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ABC-7 Weather: Nice weather the rest of the week.
Temps will remain warm for the rest of this week, with lots of sunshine. We are not expecting any strong winds with blowing dust and sand. The winds…
Continue Reading Dust Storm Warning for Dona Ana and Luna Counties until 7 PM, near zero visibility reported along Interstate 10
The National Weather Service in El Paso has also issued a Dust Storm Warning for Dona Ana and Luna Counties until 7 PM. There are reports of…
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First Alert: Strong winds and blowing dust return to borderland
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — We are under First Alert for strong southwest winds that will return to the region this afternoon, bringing widespread…
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Breezy weekend ahead, wind and dust returning to the southwest
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Saturday will bring warm and dry conditions with light southwest breezes across the region. However, a major shift arrives…
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ABC-7 First Alert: Tracking a nice Friday evening and Saturday, dusty and gusty Sunday
Our First Alert continues in preparation for Sunday’s dusty and gusty weather! Wind gusts out of the southwest are expected to gust up to 60 mph…
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Sunny Friday, winds picking up Sunday
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Friday will bring a break from active weather across the borderland, with sunny skies, warm temperatures, and light winds…
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Warm, dry and breezy skies for today
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Expect dry and warm weather today, with highs running 5 to 8 degrees above normal. Skies will be mostly clear, though a few…
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ABC-7 Weather – Temps will be warm with above average highs; winds up next week
Temps will be warm through the weekend. Highs will climb to the upper 80s. The winds are not expected to be very strong the rest of this week. Gusty…
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ABC-7 Weather – Great weather ahead; some winds later week
The weather will be nice most of this week. I don’t expect any extreme winds to cause much blowing dust and sand. Temperatures this week will be in…
Continue Reading ABC-7 StormTrack: Nice and calm Easter Sunday in the Borderland, warming up this week
Happy Easter to the Borderland! We are on track for a very nice day today. I am forecasting a high of 73 with nighttime lows in the 40s. Our storm…
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