Friday is the calm before the wind machine kicks on in El Paso. Clear skies and mild conditions greet the city on March 13, with morning temperatures in the low 50s and a sunny afternoon high near 82°F on tap. It looks like an easy day, but forecasters say the pattern flips this weekend toward hotter afternoons and much drier, windier nights, a combo that could push fire weather into the elevated to near critical range by Sunday.
Weekend Fire Threat
The National Weather Service has issued a Fire Weather Watch for portions of El Paso and Hudspeth counties from Saturday afternoon through Sunday evening, March 14 to 15. Minimum relative humidity is expected to drop into the single digits while winds increase. The watch includes both lowland and mountain…..