504
FNUS74 KEPZ 082231
FWSEPZ
SPOT FORECAST FOR AIRPORT TRAINING...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
431 PM MDT WED APR 8 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0800 MDT ON APRIL 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
WARMER TEMPERATURES THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
THURSDAY, THOUGH LIKELY LIMITED TO AREA MOUNTAINS. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN FRIDAY TOWARD LATE AFTERNOON.
DRY AGAIN SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY WITH GUSTY AFTERNOON WINDS EACH
DAY. FIRE CONDITIONS WILL APPROACH CRITICAL LEVELS FOR THIS PERIOD.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........11 PERCENT.
HEAT INDEX..........MISSING.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUNSET..............
TIME (MDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........5 2 2 2 16 16 16 36 36 36
WEATHER COV.....NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............53 63 72 75 75 77 79 79 79 78
RH..............39 27 19 17 17 14 12 12 11 12
HEAT INDEX (F)..M M M M M M M M M M
SURFACE WND DIR.SE SE SE SE SW SW SW SW SW SW
SURFACE WND SPD.5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10
SURFACE WND GST.7 12 12 12 16 16 16 17 17 17
THURSDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
HEAT INDEX..........MISSING.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).WEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
SUNRISE.............
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........41 41 41 22 22 22 27 27 27 36 36 36
WEATHER COV.....NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............77 74 66 61 59 58 57 56 54 53 51 50
RH..............12 14 19 24 27 28 29 30 34 35 37 41
HEAT INDEX (F)..M M M M M M M M M M M M
SURFACE WND DIR.W W W W W W N N N N N N
SURFACE WND SPD.7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
SURFACE WND GST.16 16 16 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...6 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........13 PERCENT.
HEAT INDEX..........MISSING.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).EAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUNSET..............
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........48 48 48 67 67 67 73 73 73 65 65 65
WEATHER COV.....NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10
TEMP............51 55 62 67 71 74 76 77 78 78 78 78
RH..............39 35 28 24 21 18 16 15 15 14 13 13
HEAT INDEX (F)..M M M M M M M M M M M M
SURFACE WND DIR.E E E E E E S S S S S S
SURFACE WND SPD.6 6 6 6 6 6 11 11 11 11 11 11
SURFACE WND GST.9 9 9 13 13 13 17 17 17 17 17 17
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. WEST
WINDS AROUND 12 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS
AROUND 14 MPH.
FORECASTER...HEFNER
REQUESTED BY...TRICIA FRIZZELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...OTHER
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.DELDT 04/08/26
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