Record Temperatures Expected Across the Southern US; Fire Weather Concerns in the Central US

Unseasonably warm temperatures continue today across the southern U.S., with more than 100 record or near record maximum temperatures forecast through the rest of the week and over the weekend. Dry and gusty winds will produce elevated to critical fire weather in the central and southern Plains and elevated conditions over portions of the Desert Southwest on Friday. Read More >

Current conditions at

El Paso, El Paso International Airport (KELP)

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

Fair

86°F

30°C

Humidity 4%
Wind Speed W 8 G 18 mph
Barometer 29.94 in (1006.7 mb)
Dewpoint 4°F (-16°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index83°F (28°C)
Last update 26 Mar 7:51 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

12 Miles NE Chaparral NM

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. West wind 6 to 14 mph becoming east northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 50 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy blowing dust after 7am. Sunny, with a high near 71. Windy, with an east northeast wind 9 to 19 mph increasing to 21 to 31 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph.

    High: 71 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Windy, with an east wind 24 to 29 mph decreasing to 14 to 19 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 39 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Windy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Southeast wind 7 to 13 mph.

    High: 71 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. East southeast wind around 7 mph.

    Low: 46 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. East wind around 6 mph becoming south in the morning.

    High: 84 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. South southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

    Low: 50 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. South wind 6 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

    High: 83 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. West southwest wind 6 to 10 mph.

    Low: 49 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. West wind 6 to 14 mph becoming east northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Friday
Patchy blowing dust after 7am. Sunny, with a high near 71. Windy, with an east northeast wind 9 to 19 mph increasing to 21 to 31 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Windy, with an east wind 24 to 29 mph decreasing to 14 to 19 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Southeast wind 7 to 13 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. East southeast wind around 7 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. East wind around 6 mph becoming south in the morning.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. South southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. South wind 6 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. West southwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 77.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
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Point Forecast:
12 Miles NE Chaparral NM
 32.15°N 106.23°W (Elev. 4094 ft)
12:27 pm MDT Mar 26, 2026
7pm MDT Mar 26, 2026-6pm MDT Apr 2, 2026
 
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