Temperatures are climbing up to 15 degrees above normal in El Paso this week, and the Sun City could break the all-time record high for the month of February, according to the National Weather Service.
The warm weather will move in Tuesday, Feb. 24, with temperatures reaching a high of 79 degrees, and it will continue to get hotter — highs in the 80s are expected through the work week. Temperatures could break records with an expected high of 87 degrees on Saturday, Feb. 28.
The warm weather will move in Tuesday, Feb. 24 with temperatures reaching a high of 79 degrees, and it will continue to get hotter — highs in the 80s are expected through the work week.
Breezy to moderately windy afternoon winds are expected on Tuesday and Wednesday, with a few areas of blowing dust, but widespread low visibility is not expected, according to the National Weather Service.
Hot temperatures expected in the spring
The warm weather is expected to continue in the El Paso region and the rest of Texas, according to a map released Feb. 19 by the Climate Prediction Center
El Paso and parts of Southern New Mexico and Arizona have a 70 to 80% chance of experiencing above-normal temperatures in March, April and May.
The warm weather is expected to continue into the spring in the El Paso region, according to the Climate Prediction Center.
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