El Paso is rolling into the weekend with a bit of a weather whiplash. The city wakes up to a cool, dry morning in the mid‑50s, but the warmup will be fast. Forecasters expect sunny skies and a high near 86°F this afternoon. Nighttime lows only fall back to the mid‑50s, so it will not cool off all that much after dark. With dew points staying very low, it will feel noticeably drier than a typical early‑March day.
This Afternoon Through Monday
Sunny skies stay in charge, with highs near 86°F today and climbing to about 88°F on Monday. According to the National Weather Service El Paso, those lowland highs run roughly 15 to 20 degrees above normal and keep the area in record‑warm territory through the start of the week. Winds will be mostly westerly at 3…..