FNUS74 KEPZ 221647 FWSEPZ Spot Forecast for Sunset...USFS National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM 1047 AM MDT Sat Aug 22 2026 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1100 MDT on August 22. If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION... Fire weather concerns will be low into next week. An isolated thunderstorm is possible this afternoon. Gusty winds to 40 mph and brief downpours are the main threats. Prevailing winds will be light from the east-southeast today. Dry conditions are expected for Sunday into next week with very warm temperatures. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (20-30 percent). Chance of pcpn......10 percent. Max temperature.....Around 82. Min humidity........22 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 6 to 10 mph. Mixing height.......11800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 7 to 12 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Very good (117800 knot-ft) . TIME (MDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM Sky (%).........8 37 37 27 Weather cov.....NONE NONE NONE NONE Weather type....NONE NONE NONE NONE Tstm cov........NONE NONE NONE NONE Chc of pcpn (%).0 10 10 10 Temp............78 81 82 81 RH..............25 25 22 22 20 ft wind......SE 6 SE 7 SE 10 SE 10 20 ft wind gust.10 15 17 17 Mix hgt (ft)....9800 11600 11800 10700 Transport wind..S 7 SE 10 S 12 S 12 Vrate kt-ft/1K..57 94 112 118 Ventrate Cat....FAIR GOOD VYGD VYGD .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent). Chance of pcpn......0 percent. Min temperature.....Around 62. Max humidity........34 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds around 10 mph shifting to the west after 3 am. Mixing height.......500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 13 to 16 mph shifting to the west 13 to 14 mph overnight. Smoke dispersal.....Very good (105400 knot-ft) decreasing to poor (2200 knot-ft) in the late evening and overnight. TIME (MDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM Sky (%).........13 13 14 33 33 18 Weather cov.....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE Weather type....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE Tstm cov........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE Chc of pcpn (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 Temp............80 74 71 69 65 63 RH..............22 27 28 29 32 33 20 ft wind......S 10 S 10 SW 10 SW 10 SW 10 W 10 20 ft wind gust.18 18 17 16 16 16 Mix hgt (ft)....9600 700 600 600 500 500 Transport wind..S 13 S 13 S 14 SW 16 SW 14 W 13 Vrate kt-ft/1K..105 37 2 8 7 4 Ventrate Cat....VYGD POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent). Chance of pcpn......0 percent. Max temperature.....Around 83. Min humidity........18 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 5 to 8 mph shifting to the south 7 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Mixing height.......9400 ft AGL increasing to 11700 ft AGL in the afternoon. Transport winds.....West 7 to 12 mph shifting to the south 6 to 12 mph late in the morning. Smoke dispersal.....Good (93500 knot-ft) increasing to very good (117000 knot-ft) late in the afternoon. TIME (MDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM Sky (%).........12 4 23 30 Weather cov.....NONE NONE NONE NONE Weather type....NONE NONE NONE NONETstm cov........NONE NONE NONE NONE Chc of pcpn (%).0 0 0 0 Temp............66 74 81 83 RH..............34 25 18 19 20 FT wind......W 8G15 SW 5G12 S 7G15 S 9G18 Mix hgt (ft)....500 3600 11300 11700 Transport wind..W 12 W 10 S 8 S 12 Vrate kt-ft/1K..11 32 94 117 Ventrate Cat....POOR POOR GOOD VYGD .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .MONDAY... Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds around 8 mph. .TUESDAY... Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds around 7 mph. .WEDNESDAY... Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds around 7 mph. $$ Forecaster...HEFNER Requested by...Sean Donaldson Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2620239.0/EPZ .DELDT 08/22/26 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL sean.donaldson@usda.gov