textproduct: El Paso

KEY MESSAGES

Updated at 1007 PM MST Sun Nov 8 2026

- Dry conditions and light winds persist through the work week.

- Next potential system arrives this weekend which could bring more rain chances.

- Slightly below normal temperatures Monday and Tuesday becoming seasonable Wednesday through Friday.

DISCUSSION

Issued at 1007 PM MST Sun Nov 8 2026

Closed low is broadly sitting over northern Mexico and far west TX. Expecting this low to start meandering over central TX Monday afternoon. Calm and quiet weather Monday and through the work week. A highly amplified upper level ridge starts building over the western CONUS Wednesday and through Friday. Our next potential system is continuing to be hinted at by long term models with a trough crossing the desert SW some time this weekend which could bring more rain chances for the area. High temperatures stay just below normal Monday and Tuesday with lowland highs in the 60s and low 70s. Near normal temperatures Wednesday through Friday (only a few degree warm up compared to Monday and Tuesday.

AVIATION

(06Z TAFS) Issued at 1007 PM MST Sun Nov 8 2026

Light winds and dry conditions through the period generally AOB 7KT. Still some lingering low clouds in portions of the area. Greatest cloud coverage will be for KELP, KLRU and KDMN are even less, and KTCS isn't expected to see much clouds at all.

FIRE WEATHER

Issued at 1050 AM MST Sun Nov 8 2026

We will see generally quiet fire weather conditions over the next 5 days. The upper level storm system that brought us rain on Saturday continues to linger just south of the area. This storm system will finally move off to our east on Monday and take the remaining clouds with it. The rest of next week will be sunny and dry with generally light winds. Another upper level storm system will approach the region for next weekend and bring with it another round of rain. Min RH's today through Tuesday will be above 30% each afternoon. Then we will see a little drying for Wednesday through Friday but min RH's will stay at or above 20% through the end of the week.

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS

El Paso 48 65 49 68 / 0 0 0 0 Sierra Blanca 45 62 45 64 / 40 10 0 0 Las Cruces 42 63 41 65 / 0 0 0 0 Alamogordo 42 65 43 67 / 0 0 0 0 Cloudcroft 30 46 31 47 / 0 0 0 0 Truth or Consequences 41 64 41 66 / 0 0 0 0 Silver City 38 61 37 64 / 0 0 0 0 Deming 40 64 41 67 / 0 0 0 0 Lordsburg 41 64 39 66 / 0 0 0 0 West El Paso Metro 50 64 49 67 / 0 0 0 0 Dell City 46 66 47 69 / 10 0 0 0 Fort Hancock 50 70 50 73 / 20 0 0 0 Loma Linda 44 60 45 63 / 10 0 0 0 Fabens 49 68 48 71 / 10 0 0 0 Santa Teresa 45 64 44 66 / 0 0 0 0 White Sands HQ 48 66 48 68 / 0 0 0 0 Jornada Range 42 65 40 67 / 0 0 0 0 Hatch 42 68 41 70 / 0 0 0 0 Columbus 45 64 44 67 / 0 0 0 0 Orogrande 43 64 44 66 / 0 0 0 0 Mayhill 32 60 35 63 / 0 0 0 0 Mescalero 32 58 33 59 / 0 0 0 0 Timberon 33 55 32 57 / 0 0 0 0 Winston 32 61 32 64 / 0 0 0 0 Hillsboro 41 64 40 67 / 0 0 0 0 Spaceport 40 64 40 66 / 0 0 0 0 Lake Roberts 31 65 31 67 / 0 0 0 0 Hurley 36 62 36 65 / 0 0 0 0 Cliff 37 69 39 70 / 0 0 0 0 Mule Creek 36 65 37 67 / 0 0 0 0 Faywood 40 62 39 64 / 0 0 0 0 Animas 42 64 41 67 / 0 0 0 0 Hachita 41 63 39 66 / 0 0 0 0 Antelope Wells 44 64 42 67 / 0 0 0 0 Cloverdale 43 60 42 64 / 0 0 0 0

EPZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

TX...None. NM...None.