Extreme Heat Across the Southern U.S.; Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest

Dangerous heat will remain across portions of the southern U.S. through the weekend. A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Severe thunderstorms will produce damaging winds and heavy rainfall over portions of the northern/central Plains into the mid/upper-Mississippi Valleys today. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

El Paso, El Paso International Airport (KELP)

Lat: 31.81°NLon: 106.38°WElev: 3957ft.

A Few Clouds

105°F

41°C

Humidity 14%
Wind Speed E 14 G 24 mph
Barometer 29.94 in (1004.8 mb)
Dewpoint 46°F (8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index101°F (38°C)
Last update 30 Jul 4:51 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SW Fort Bliss TX

Heat Advisory July 30, 05:44pm until July 31, 09:00pm
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Heat Advisory
  •  
    Heat Advisory July 30, 05:44pm until July 31, 09:00pm

    NOW until 9:00pm Fri

    Heat Advisory

  • Tonight

    Low: 81 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm.  Sunny and hot, with a high near 108. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph.

    High: 108 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 2am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 79. East wind 5 to 9 mph becoming north northeast in the evening.

    Low: 79 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 100. East wind 6 to 10 mph.

    High: 100 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light east northeast  after midnight.

    Low: 75 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 97. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 6 mph in the morning.

    High: 97 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 76 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph.

    High: 101 °F

    Hot

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 81. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 108. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph.
Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 79. East wind 5 to 9 mph becoming north northeast in the evening.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 100. East wind 6 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light east northeast after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 97. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 6 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 76. Light and variable wind.
Monday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 77. Light south wind.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 103.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 78.
Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 101.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 77.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 99.
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Point Forecast:
5 Miles SW Fort Bliss TX
 31.77°N 106.48°W (Elev. 3743 ft)
12:26 pm MDT Jul 30, 2026
5pm MDT Jul 30, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 6, 2026
 
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