{"id":405566,"date":"2026-08-13T15:34:44","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T15:34:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/405566\/"},"modified":"2026-08-13T15:34:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T15:34:44","slug":"strong-storms-heavy-rain-threat-ahead-for-el-paso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/405566\/","title":{"rendered":"Strong storms, heavy rain threat ahead for El Paso"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As I mentioned yesterday, today would be the &#8220;transitional day&#8221; between our dry weekend pattern and some very stormy days ahead.<\/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\/08\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/ktsm_articles_153\/347e91deff69d0a2fa6ee20db8ee832f.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Overall rain chances are limited to low, but the main factor tonight will be strong winds and dust as area t-storms break apart. Here&#8217;s your exclusive 9-Hour Forecast for 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\/08\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/ktsm_articles_153\/d9ba9877ed6ee65c48982a9d93919c1b.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">TONIGHT:\u00a0 The skies will be partly to mostly cloudy.\u00a0 Expect a chance of isolated showers and t-showers well into the night tonight.\u00a0 Some storms may produce some brief rainfall, but overall rain amounts should be on the lower side.\u00a0 Gusty winds and dust are likely as area storms break apart.\u00a0 The skies will start to clear overnight, and the low will drop to 77.\u00a0 The prevailing winds will be SW at 5-20 mph.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">FORECAST: \u00a0Wednesday will be partly cloudy with widely scattered late day t-showers.\u00a0 Wednesday&#8217;s high: 98.\u00a0 Some storms may produce brief, heavy rain.\u00a0 The SW winds will range from 5-15 mph with strong gusts near storms. Thursday will be partly cloudy and 96 with scattered t-showers.\u00a0 Brief, heavy rain will be likely with some storms.\u00a0 Friday is lining up to be the day with the strongest t-showers.\u00a0 In addition to widely scattered and potentially strong storms, we will face a heavy rain threat out of some storms.\u00a0 Friday&#8217;s high: 94.\u00a0 Saturday will be partly cloudy and 95 with a slight chance of isolated area storms.\u00a0 Saturday is the transitional day back to a dry pattern. Sunday will be mostly sunny and 98.\u00a0 Fire up the Misery Meter for the beginning of next week.\u00a0 Monday will be mostly sunny and 100.\u00a0 Tuesday will be partly cloudy and 101.<\/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\/08\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/ktsm_articles_153\/58dcdd54e240d35acf3da9b7282672e1.jpg\"\/><\/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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