ABC-7 First Alert: The heat continues; Air Quality Alert through Wednesday

El Paso hit a high of 109 degrees on Tuesday; the hottest we've been so far is 110 degrees. This is the 12th triple-digit in a row, the 13th triple-digit so far this summer.

The ABC-7 First Alert continues, and so do the hot conditions. Temperatures will continue to run around 5 to 10 degrees above average.

Wednesday, temperatures remain between 103 to 107. Triple digits remain in the forecast through Friday.

Temperatures will begin to decrease each afternoon; rain chances return this weekend. The Texas Department of Environmental Quality has issued an Ozone Action Day for the El Paso Area until 8 PM.

Tonight partly cloudy skies, with a low of around 80 and winds out of the south wind 5 to 15 mph.