Heat Wave and Severe Thunderstorms this Independence Day

A prolonged, dangerous heat wave will persist through the Independence Day weekend across the Ohio Valley, Midwest, and Mid-Atlantic. Numerous temperature records are expected. Clusters of severe thunderstorms will move across parts of the Allegheny Plateau into Mid Atlantic this Independence Day, with potential for widespread damaging winds. Additional severe thunderstorms in the Great Plains. Read More >

Current conditions at

El Paso, El Paso International Airport (KELP)

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

Mostly Cloudy

82°F

28°C

Humidity 38%
Wind Speed S 9 mph
Barometer 30.09 in (1010.3 mb)
Dewpoint 54°F (12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index81°F (27°C)
Last update 4 Jul 7:51 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NW Sunland Park NM

  • Independence Day

    Independence Day: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 101 °F

    Hot

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. East southeast wind 16 to 21 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

    Low: 75 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 99. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 6 mph in the morning.

    High: 99 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. East wind 5 to 7 mph.

    Low: 75 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 99. East wind around 6 mph.

    High: 99 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East wind 3 to 6 mph.

    Low: 74 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 98. East southeast wind 3 to 6 mph.

    High: 98 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 74 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 100. Light and variable wind.

    High: 100 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Independence Day
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. East southeast wind 16 to 21 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 99. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 6 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. East wind 5 to 7 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 99. East wind around 6 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East wind 3 to 6 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 98. East southeast wind 3 to 6 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 100. Light and variable wind.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 75.
Thursday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 102.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75.
Friday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 101.
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Point Forecast:
2 Miles NW Sunland Park NM
 31.83°N 106.6°W (Elev. 3724 ft)
5:57 am MDT Jul 4, 2026
8am MDT Jul 4, 2026-6pm MDT Jul 10, 2026
 
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