Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
993 FXUS64 KEPZ 060516 AFDEPZ Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM 1016 PM MST Fri Dec 5 2025 ...New DISCUSSION, AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 1001 PM MST Fri Dec 5 2025 - Dry conditions, typical breezes, and a slow warming trend are expected through the weekend and into next week. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 1001 PM MST Fri Dec 5 2025 No changes from previous forecast packages as a quiet weather pattern anchors over the Desert SW through the weekend and into next week. For the weekend, strengthening upper level high pressure over the eastern Pacific will promote dry northwesterly flow over the Borderland Region. All in all, expected quiet and fair weather conditions this weekend. High temperatures Saturday and Sunday afternoons will be above the seasonal average, topping out in the low to middle 60s. Cloud coverage will be a minimum with instances of high level cirrus from time to time this weekend. Winds on Saturday will be low-end breezy as an upper level trough passes well to our north, fostering northwest breezes of 10-15 mph with gusts to 20 mph during the afternoon. Light winds expected on Sunday. Temperatures each morning will be chilly across the area as a whole, with lows dropping below freezing across the majority of the forecast area. Temperatures Saturday morning across the El Paso metro will drop into the middle 30s, very similar to Friday morning where El Paso International Airport had a low of 34 degrees. For next week, pleasant weather conditions will continue with no significant weather impacts. Temperatures will continue to warm, with highs around 70 degrees across the desert lowlands Tuesday through Friday, 10-17 degrees above the seasonal average! Enjoy it, I know this northerner certainly will. && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 1001 PM MST Fri Dec 5 2025 VMC conditions expected through the period. Skies SKC through the overnight and most of Saturday, possible FEW250 after sunset. Winds light at 3-6 knots and VRB, light winds continue through the morning, becoming west during the afternoon at 10-15 knots with gusts to 20-25 knots. && .FIRE WEATHER... Issued at 959 AM MST Fri Dec 5 2025 A warming and drying trend is expected throughout the forecast period. Highs will gradually warm each day, peaking on Wednesday while dew points decrease. This will lead to afternoon min RH values in the lower 20s and upper teens. Winds will be breezy for this afternoon and Saturday, topping out around 10 to 15 MPH. Venting will range fair to good each afternoon. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... El Paso 66 41 66 37 / 0 0 0 0 Sierra Blanca 61 35 61 32 / 0 0 0 0 Las Cruces 62 35 61 32 / 0 0 0 0 Alamogordo 59 32 61 31 / 0 0 0 0 Cloudcroft 41 25 42 24 / 0 0 0 0 Truth or Consequences 62 36 60 33 / 0 0 0 0 Silver City 55 32 59 33 / 0 0 0 0 Deming 65 34 65 32 / 0 0 0 0 Lordsburg 60 32 61 31 / 0 0 0 0 West El Paso Metro 64 41 64 38 / 0 0 0 0 Dell City 65 30 64 27 / 0 0 0 0 Fort Hancock 69 38 68 34 / 0 0 0 0 Loma Linda 56 37 58 35 / 0 0 0 0 Fabens 66 37 66 33 / 0 0 0 0 Santa Teresa 63 36 63 32 / 0 0 0 0 White Sands HQ 64 41 63 39 / 0 0 0 0 Jornada Range 64 31 61 29 / 0 0 0 0 Hatch 67 32 64 29 / 0 0 0 0 Columbus 66 39 65 34 / 0 0 0 0 Orogrande 61 32 60 30 / 0 0 0 0 Mayhill 56 30 55 26 / 0 0 0 0 Mescalero 51 27 53 26 / 0 0 0 0 Timberon 49 27 53 24 / 0 0 0 0 Winston 60 27 56 24 / 0 0 0 0 Hillsboro 64 36 61 34 / 0 0 0 0 Spaceport 61 30 60 28 / 0 0 0 0 Lake Roberts 56 27 59 28 / 0 0 0 0 Hurley 59 32 61 31 / 0 0 0 0 Cliff 62 29 65 28 / 0 0 0 0 Mule Creek 57 29 61 28 / 0 0 0 0 Faywood 59 35 60 34 / 0 0 0 0 Animas 64 34 63 32 / 0 0 0 0 Hachita 63 33 63 30 / 0 0 0 0 Antelope Wells 65 35 64 34 / 0 0 0 0 Cloverdale 58 38 61 37 / 0 0 0 0 && .EPZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...None. NM...None. && $$ FORECASTER...38-LR