textproduct: El Paso

KEY MESSAGES

Updated at 1100 PM MDT Sat Apr 18 2026

- Cooler temperatures on Sunday with a slight chance of rain showers. Isolated showers and thunderstorms over high elevations on Monday.

- Dry southwest flow remainder of next week producing breezy to windy afternoons and above normal temperatures.

..NEXT WEEKEND

Benign weather in the extended forecast. Low-end breezy wind each afternoon, warm late April temperatures, and continued dry conditions.

AVIATION

(06Z TAFS) Issued at 1100 PM MDT Sat Apr 18 2026

VMC through forecast period under southwest flow aloft. Strong ESE surface wind 090-120 at 10 to 15 knots with mountaintop wind 30 to 35 knots. Included wind shear in KELP/KLRU TAFs overnight. Winds remain breezy into Sunday, generally 110-140 at 10 to 15 knots. Skies SKC-FEW250, then SCT-BKN250 after 10Z tonight.

FIRE WEATHER

Issued at 1100 AM MDT Sat Apr 18 2026

Expect more moisture short term with chances of rain Sunday and Monday; mostly southern zones Sunday and mountains Monday. Remainder of the week from Tuesday on becomes more typical spring weather with very few clouds, warm temperatures and breezy to windy afternoons. West winds pick up Wednesday to 15-25 mph and then peak on Thursday at 20-30 mph with higher gusts, before diminishing some Friday and Saturday-still breezy though. Fire conditions after Tuesday will become elevated to near-critical.

Min RH: Lowlands 15-25% Sunday/Monday decreasing to 8-13% Tuesday through Friday. Mountains 20-35% Sunday/Monday decreasing to 10-20% Tuesday through Friday. Vent rates good-very good Sunday/Monday becoming mostly excellent Tuesday through Friday.

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS

El Paso 51 73 51 80 / 0 20 20 20 Sierra Blanca 44 67 44 75 / 0 30 40 40 Las Cruces 44 70 46 77 / 0 20 30 10 Alamogordo 40 74 46 77 / 0 10 30 40 Cloudcroft 28 54 34 57 / 0 10 30 40 Truth or Consequences 46 73 51 77 / 0 10 20 40 Silver City 42 67 44 73 / 0 20 20 20 Deming 46 73 48 81 / 0 20 20 10 Lordsburg 48 72 49 80 / 0 10 10 10 West El Paso Metro 52 72 54 80 / 0 20 30 20 Dell City 42 69 45 77 / 0 10 20 20 Fort Hancock 48 75 50 83 / 0 30 40 40 Loma Linda 43 65 46 74 / 0 20 30 30 Fabens 49 73 51 82 / 0 20 30 20 Santa Teresa 48 70 50 79 / 0 20 20 10 White Sands HQ 48 72 51 80 / 0 20 30 20 Jornada Range 41 72 44 79 / 0 20 20 20 Hatch 42 75 47 82 / 0 10 20 20 Columbus 50 74 51 82 / 0 20 20 10 Orogrande 44 70 47 77 / 0 20 30 30 Mayhill 30 62 38 67 / 0 10 30 40 Mescalero 32 65 37 67 / 0 0 30 50 Timberon 33 60 38 64 / 0 10 30 40 Winston 32 65 39 69 / 0 10 10 50 Hillsboro 42 70 46 76 / 0 10 20 30 Spaceport 38 72 44 77 / 0 10 20 20 Lake Roberts 38 69 41 73 / 0 10 20 30 Hurley 40 69 42 75 / 0 20 10 20 Cliff 43 75 45 80 / 0 10 20 20 Mule Creek 42 73 44 77 / 0 10 10 20 Faywood 41 68 45 75 / 0 20 20 20 Animas 48 73 47 81 / 0 10 10 10 Hachita 47 72 46 80 / 0 20 10 10 Antelope Wells 48 73 46 80 / 0 10 10 10 Cloverdale 48 70 47 77 / 0 10 10 10

EPZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

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