El Paso woke up to blue skies and mild air Sunday, but the calm start is not sticking around. Temperatures around El Paso International Airport are in the low 60s as of Sunday, March 15, and west-northwest winds are already on the move. Those winds will ramp up through midmorning and peak this afternoon, making travel on exposed roads a handful and bumping up fire danger in nearby mountains and eastern valleys.
Afternoon Winds Take Over
By this afternoon, west-northwest winds should run about 15 to 26 mph with frequent gusts into the mid 30s. Stronger, more sporadic gusts are expected in passes and gaps. The Sacramento Mountains remain under a High Wind Warning into the afternoon, where gusts well above 50 mph are possible, and forecasters say some…..