FNUS54 KEPZ 081913 FWFEPZ Fire Weather Planning Forecast for New Mexico and Far West Texas National Weather Service El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM 113 PM MDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .DISCUSSION... The next couple of days will be the biggest fire concern with high temperatures over the lowlands into the 100-105 range and the mountains mainly in the 90s. RH's will fall into the teens with some 20s in the higher elevations. Winds will remain light though as high pressure dominates. The upper high starts to shift northeast this weekend into early next week which will bring in a more favorable monsoonal flow with easterly winds and daily storm chances areawide with min RH's rising into the 20s. && ...Percentages shown in the sky/weather portion reflect sky cover amount... ...Mean elevations used to obtain mixing heights as follows: Zone 110 - Reserve (5900 ft) Zone 111 - Deming (4300 ft) Zone 112 - Las Cruces(3900 ft) Zone 113 - Ruidoso (6900 ft) Ventilation categories are determined by criteria established by the state of New Mexico. NMZ110-091115- Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ- 113 PM MDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent). Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. * Min temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....54-59. * Below 7500 ft....59-64. * 24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer. * Max humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....59-64 percent. * Below 7500 ft....57-62 percent. * 24 hr trend......15 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 17 mph. * Chance of thunder...20 percent. * Chc of precip.......20 percent. .THURSDAY... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent). Chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1100. * Max temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....81-86. * Below 7500 ft....90-95. * 24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer. * Min humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....20-25 percent. * Below 7500 ft....17-22 percent. * 24 hr trend......2 percent wetter. * 20-foot winds.......North winds 5 to 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..North 15 mph. * Chance of thunder...30 percent. * Chc of precip.......40 percent. * Mixing height.......6700 ft AGL increasing to 12900 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....North around 10 knots. * Vent category.......Good (93400 knot-ft). .THURSDAY NIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (50-60 percent). Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. * Min temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....57-62. * Below 7500 ft....62-67. * Max humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....50-55 percent. * Below 7500 ft....52-57 percent. * 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds around 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 18 mph. * Chance of thunder...30 percent. * Chc of precip.......30 percent. .FRIDAY... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent). Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....83-88. * Below 7500 ft....92-97. * Min humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....16-21 percent. * Below 7500 ft....15-20 percent. * 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds around 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..North 20 mph. * Chance of thunder...30 percent. * Chc of precip.......30 percent. * Mixing height.......6400 ft AGL increasing to 12500 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Northwest around 10 knots. * Vent category.......Good (89700 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 59 to 64. Highs 89 to 94. North winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 60 to 65. Highs 85 to 90. East winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 58 to 63. Highs 81 to 86. East winds around 5 mph. $$ NMZ111-091115- Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ- 113 PM MDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent). * Min temperature.....67-71. * 24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer. * Max humidity........40-45 percent. * 24 hr trend......4 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......East winds around 5 mph shifting to the north after midnight. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southeast 8 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......10 percent. .THURSDAY... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent). Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1100. * Max temperature.....97-102. * 24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. * Min humidity........13-17 percent. * 24 hr trend......2 percent wetter. * 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 6 mph. * Chance of thunder...10 percent. * Chc of precip.......20 percent. * Mixing height.......4300 ft AGL increasing to 12000 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....North around 10 knots. * Vent category.......Good (87000 knot-ft). .THURSDAY NIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent). Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. * Min temperature.....68-73. * Max humidity........54-59 percent. * 20-foot winds.......West winds around 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..North 17 mph. * Chance of thunder...20 percent. * Chc of precip.......30 percent. .FRIDAY... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent). Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max temperature.....97-102. * Min humidity........14-19 percent. * 20-foot winds.......West winds around 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..North 13 mph. * Chance of thunder...10 percent. * Chc of precip.......10 percent. * Mixing height.......4800 ft AGL increasing to 13000 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Northwest around 10 knots. * Vent category.......Good (96100 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 66 to 71. Highs 97 to 102. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 67 to 72. Highs 93 to 98. East winds 5 to 10 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid to upper 60s. Highs 89 to 94. East winds around 10 mph. $$ NMZ112-091115- South Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ- 113 PM MDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent). * Min temperature.....68-72. * 24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer. * Max humidity........42-47 percent. * 24 hr trend......4 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......South winds around 10 mph shifting to the east after midnight. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 12 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......10 percent. .THURSDAY... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent). * Max temperature.....97-102. * 24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer. * Min humidity........13-17 percent. * 24 hr trend......Unchanged. * 20-foot winds.......South winds 5 to 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 8 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......10 percent. * Mixing height.......4200 ft AGL increasing to 12900 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Southeast around 5 knots. * Vent category.......Good (72300 knot-ft). .THURSDAY NIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent). Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. * Min temperature.....71-75. * Max humidity........41-46 percent. * 20-foot winds.......South winds 5 to 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 12 mph. * Chance of thunder...20 percent. * Chc of precip.......20 percent. .FRIDAY... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent) then becoming mostly sunny (30-40 percent). Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max temperature.....99-104. * Min humidity........11-15 percent. * 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds around 5 mph shifting to the southeast in the afternoon. * 10000 ft MSL winds..North 14 mph. * Chance of thunder...10 percent. * Chc of precip.......10 percent. * Mixing height.......4800 ft AGL increasing to 13900 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Southeast around 5 knots. * Vent category.......Good (81900 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows near 70. Highs 98 to 103. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows near 70. Highs 92 to 97. East winds 5 to 10 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid to upper 60s. Highs 89 to 94. East winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ NMZ113-091115- Capitan and Sacramento Mountains/Lincoln NF/LNZ- 113 PM MDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent). Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. * Min temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....54-59. * Below 7500 ft....62-67. * 24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer. * Max humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....57-62 percent. * Below 7500 ft....48-53 percent. * 24 hr trend......15 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......South winds 5 to 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 12 mph. * Chance of thunder...20 percent. * Chc of precip.......30 percent. .THURSDAY... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent). Chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1100. * Max temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....78-83. * Below 7500 ft....89-94. * 24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer. * Min humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....27-32 percent. * Below 7500 ft....18-23 percent. * 24 hr trend......Unchanged. * 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds around 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 10 mph. * Chance of thunder...30 percent. * Chc of precip.......40 percent. * Mixing height.......6500 ft AGL increasing to 10400 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....West around 5 knots. * Vent category.......Good (65100 knot-ft). .THURSDAY NIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (50-60 percent). Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. * Min temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....57-62. * Below 7500 ft....64-69. * Max humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....54-59 percent. * Below 7500 ft....46-51 percent. * 20-foot winds.......South winds around 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Southwest 17 mph. * Chance of thunder...20 percent. * Chc of precip.......30 percent. .FRIDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent) then becoming partly cloudy (35-45 percent). Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max temperature..... * Above 7500 ft....80-85. * Below 7500 ft....90-95. * Min humidity........ * Above 7500 ft....25-30 percent. * Below 7500 ft....16-21 percent. * 20-foot winds.......West winds around 10 mph shifting to the southeast in the afternoon. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 20 mph. * Chance of thunder...20 percent. * Chc of precip.......30 percent. * Mixing height.......6700 ft AGL increasing to 10200 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....West around 5 knots. * Vent category.......Good (67700 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 61 to 66. Highs 87 to 92. East winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 59 to 64. Highs 81 to 86. East winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 57 to 62. Highs 79 to 84. East winds around 5 mph. $$ TXZ055-091115- Texas Fire Weather Zone 055 El Paso County- 113 PM MDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (20-30 percent). * Min temperature.....72-76. * 24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer. * Max humidity........44-49 percent. * 24 hr trend......3 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds around 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..South 7 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. .THURSDAY... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (30-40 percent) until 1100, then mostly sunny (25-35 percent). * Max temperature.....98-102. * 24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer. * Min humidity........14-16 percent. * 24 hr trend......Unchanged. * 20-foot winds.......South winds 5 to 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..West 6 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......10 percent. * Mixing height.......3900 ft AGL increasing to 11200 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Southeast around 5 knots. * Vent category.......Good (64000 knot-ft). .THURSDAY NIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent). Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. * Min temperature.....75-77. * Max humidity........40-44 percent. * 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..South 10 mph. * Chance of thunder...20 percent. * Chc of precip.......20 percent. .FRIDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent). * Max temperature.....100-104. * Min humidity........14-16 percent. * 20-foot winds.......South winds 5 to 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 9 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......10 percent. * Mixing height.......4400 ft AGL increasing to 12900 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Southwest around 5 knots. * Vent category.......Good (62200 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Highs 99 to 103. South winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Highs in the mid to upper 90s. East winds around 10 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the lower to mid 90s. East winds around 10 mph. $$ TXZ056-091115- Texas Fire Weather Zone 056 Hudspeth County- 113 PM MDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (20-30 percent). * Min temperature.....68-73. * 24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer. * Max humidity........55-60 percent. * 24 hr trend......7 percent drier. * 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..South 8 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......0 percent. .THURSDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent) until 1100, then partly cloudy (30-40 percent). * Max temperature.....94-99. * 24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer. * Min humidity........18-20 percent. * 24 hr trend......2 percent wetter. * 20-foot winds.......South winds 5 to 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 7 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......10 percent. * Mixing height.......4400 ft AGL increasing to 10500 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....Southeast around 5 knots. * Vent category.......Good (62300 knot-ft). .THURSDAY NIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (30-40 percent). * Min temperature.....71-75. * Max humidity........45-50 percent. * 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..South 12 mph. * Chance of thunder...0 percent. * Chc of precip.......10 percent. .FRIDAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent). Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max temperature.....96-101. * Min humidity........17-19 percent. * 20-foot winds.......South winds around 10 mph. * 10000 ft MSL winds..North 10 mph. * Chance of thunder...10 percent. * Chc of precip.......10 percent. * Mixing height.......5100 ft AGL increasing to 12700 ft AGL in the afternoon. * Transport winds.....South around 10 knots. * Vent category.......Good (83600 knot-ft). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows near 70. Highs 95 to 100. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 68 to 73. Highs 90 to 95. East winds around 10 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid to upper 60s. Highs 86 to 91. East winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ 26