Sunny Skies Ahead for El Paso with Brief Dusty Interruption on Sunday, NWS Reports

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The NWS predicts clear, sunny days ahead for El Paso, TX, with high temperatures in the mid-80s, calm winds, and a low risk of blowing dust on Sunday.

The National Weather Service in El Paso, TX, has provided a detailed forecast for the coming days, and things are looking generally clear and sunny for the region. With low humidity at 12 percent and calm winds, El Paso’s current conditions are fair, boasting a comfortable 63°F as of the last update.According to the National Weather Service, the rest of today is expected to remain sunny with a high approaching 85 degrees, and a mild west wind traveling at 5 to 10 mph.

As the sun sets, the clear skies are expected to persist with the temperature gently descending to a low near 59 degrees. There's a subtle shift in the wind projected, with it planning to change direction from west southwest to a light south southwest breeze after midnight.Looking ahead to Friday, the sunny weather continues with an anticipated high of 87 degrees.



The calm wind is set to pick up slightly, changing to a south-southwest direction at a pace of 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. The evening will similarly bring a mostly clear sky with the temperature dropping to around 60 degrees, while the south-southwest wind should ease to a light and variable condition after midnight.The weekend forecast maintains this sunny trend, with Saturday hitting a near 89-degree high.

A light south-southwest wind is expected to increase to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon, and gusts could reach as high as 22 mph. But the tranquility is to get abruptly interrupted on Sunday with widespread blowing dust after 3 pm, despite the mostly sunny conditions and a high cresting near 91 degrees. Wind speeds will significantly surge, with a south wind starting at 5 to 10 mph then rocketing west southwest at 21 to 31 mph, and gusts potentially peaking at 46 mph.

The NWS advises that Sunday evening will continue to be windy with possible areas of blowing dust before 8 pm. The sky should transform to partly cloudy with a low around 61 degrees, and the winds are forecasted to diminish from a west-southwest direction to 8 to 18 mph after midnight. The onset of the next week appears bright, with Monday being sunny with a high near 83 degrees, while the wind continues to blow from the west at a moderate rate.

Clear skies are also predicted for the early half of next week, with temperatures remaining comfortably in the low 80s during the day and mid-to-high 50s at night..