Cold winter weather may finally be making its way to El Paso and that could mean trouble for those without proper shelter.

As El Paso starts to inch into the cold weather months, some area residents are not properly prepared to deal with the cold.

To help them, the city has several places where El Pasoans can go to warm up.

El Paso has very mild winter weather but it does get cold here and temps can dip below freezing. As the really cold part of winter gets here, those who

El Paso Warming Centers

Just as the city of El Paso made “cooling centers” available to people during the blistering summer heat wave, they’ll now do the opposite for the colder months.

The following recreation centers will be open on the following days at the following times. A limited number of blankets will also be available at these recreation centers upon request. – KVIA 

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Valle Bajo (7380 Alameda)Marty Robbins (11620 Vista Del Sol)Galatzan (650 Wallenberg)Nations Tobin (8831 Railroad)Public Library Warming CentersArmijo Library (620 E. 7th)Clardy Fox (5515 Robert Alva)Dorris Van Doren (551 Redd)Esperanza Moreno (12480 Pebble Hills)Irving Schwartz (1865 Dean Martin)Jose Cisneros/Cielo Vista (1300 Hawkins)Judge Marquez (610 N. Yarbrough)Main Library (501 N. Oregon)Memorial Park (3200 Copper)Richard Burges (9600 Dyer Ste. C)Sergio Troncoso (9321 Alameda)Westside (125 Belvidere)

Please remember to check on your neighbors, friends and families, especially the elderly and the sick. See the warming center hours of operation here or call 311 for more info.

Be sure and keep your pets inside and warm too.

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