{"id":216557,"date":"2026-03-23T13:29:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T13:29:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/216557\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T13:29:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T13:29:22","slug":"brief-cool-front-interrupts-record-heat-in-el-paso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/216557\/","title":{"rendered":"Brief cool front interrupts record heat in El Paso"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Few will forget the exceptional, record heat of March 2026. Sunday make our 5th record in a row with three more records coming this week. Today\u2019s high was 96, which broke the record of 93 set in 2017. Here\u2019s a summary of the records so far since Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/94744bf6eb5787c469a2ad938df66759.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">We FINALLY get a \u201ccool\u201d front, a brief interruption to our stretch of record days. Here\u2019s your exclusive 9-Hour Forecast for Monday with your 9-Day Forecast below.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/50a198ddf66efdf0d0bdd9537c5a1034.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">TONIGHT:\u00a0 \u00a0 The skies will be partly cloudy, and the winds will shift overnight as a \u201ccool\u201d front comes in.\u00a0 The winds will turn north and then NE at 10-35 mph.\u00a0 This will cause much stronger gusts on the west slopes of the mountains.\u00a0 The winds could also stir up a bit of a dusty haze in the night.\u00a0 The low will be 58.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">FORECAST:\u00a0 Monday will start out with gusty morning winds with the \u201ccool\u201d front.\u00a0 The skies will be mostly sunny with a few clouds and cooler winds.\u00a0 With a high of 86, we will interrupt our stretch of record heat for March.\u00a0 The NE winds will turn SE in the afternoon and will range from 10-20 mph.\u00a0 Another big zone of high pressure builds up right over the Borderland.\u00a0 Tuesday will be sunny and 94. The SW winds will range from 10-20 mph.\u00a0 (Tuesday\u2019s Record: 87 in 1988)\u00a0 Wednesday will become very, very hot with a high of 99 as high pressure reaches its maximum.\u00a0 (Wednesday\u2019s Record: 90 in 2012)\u00a0 Thursday will be sunny and 98.\u00a0 (Thursday\u2019s Record: 87 from 2025)\u00a0 On Friday, cooler gusts will usher in a cold front.\u00a0 Look for partly to mostly cloudy skies with a high of 76.\u00a0 The NE winds will range from 15-40 mph.\u00a0 Saturday will be partly to mostly cloudy with a high of 75.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/374da95f0490919b0c0ca33c7c56d26d.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. 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