El Paso is waking up to a clear, bone-dry Thursday on March 26, with airport readings near 61°F and an afternoon set to feel a whole lot more like midsummer than early spring. Forecasters expect temperatures to climb into the mid 90s by late day, putting many lowland neighborhoods close to 95°F, or about 20 to 25 degrees above normal for late March. That kind of surge could challenge daily March records. Add in gusty west winds and single-digit relative humidity, and the air will feel hotter while fire danger jumps across the Borderland.
Afternoon Winds Pick Up
Through the day, winds will swing around to the west and ramp up to roughly 5 to 16 mph, with gusts that could hit around 24 mph during the hottest part of the afternoon. At the same time,…..