El Paso, Texas Weather
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El Paso weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
Conditions updated 2:28 PM MST · Open-Meteo
- TodayNov 10Clear——70°43°—
- WednesdayNov 11Clear——73°42°+3°
- ThursdayNov 12Clear——69°47°-4°
- FridayNov 13Heavy Showers49%0.80″71°55°+2°
- SaturdayNov 14Overcast30%—65°55°-6°
- SundayNov 15Overcast——64°55°-1°
- MondayNov 16Partly Cloudy——63°52°-1°
Air quality now AQI 68 · Moderate
AQI 68 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.7 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 47 now. With UV 2.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 18.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 2.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 18
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.7 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
When the wind is in the west, the weather is at its best.
- Moonrise
- 8:01 AM
- Moonset
- 5:19 PM
- In sign
- ♐︎ Sagittarius
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El Paso at a glance
- Today vs. normal: Today averages 57°F (high 70°F, low 43°F), about the 56°F normal for Nov 10
- Last frost: March 2 (1991–2020 median, NOAA station 7 km away)
- Microseason: Nov 6–10
- Planting calendar: November — harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots
16-Day Forecast — El Paso
- Tue69°44°0%
- Wed73°42°0%
- Thu69°47°0%
- Fri71°55°49%
- Sat65°55°30%
- Sun64°55°3%
- Mon63°52°1%
- Tue67°50°17%
- Wed60°52°11%
- Thu63°50°4%
- Fri64°42°11%
- Sat47°39°4%
- Sun49°40°6%
- Mon54°42°13%
- Tue58°46°10%
- Wed61°48°10%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near El Paso
Interactive wind and temperature map centered on El Paso — it loads in your browser. Open the full weather map.
Right now in the garden
Fall planting + final harvests
As of November 10, the season's first frost (typically November 20) is approaching. Pick what frost-tender plants still carry before the next cold front. This city's planting calendar for November: harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, and carrots.
Sun & seasons in El Paso
El Paso sits in El Paso County, where the year’s longest day runs 14h 14m of daylight and its shortest just 10h 4m — a swing of +4h 10m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Houston, the state’s largest city, lies about 670 miles to the E. The nearest town El Paso tracks is Odessa, roughly 240 miles to the E.
Air quality in El Paso
Air quality in El Paso’s county has trended dirtier since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2020 (median AQI 59). See the full air-quality history for El Paso.
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| February | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | — |
| March | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, spinach, radishes |
| April | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes |
| May | squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| June | squash | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| July | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | tomatoes, summer squash, winter squash |
| August | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | summer squash, winter squash |
| September | beans, squash, fall brassicas, carrots | beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| October | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| November | — | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots |
| December | — | fall brassicas, carrots |
A year in weather
El Paso's warmest month is July (~84°F mean) and its coldest is December (~46°F). Rainfall peaks in August (1.7 inches) and bottoms out in April (0.2 inches).
| Month | Mean temp | Precip | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 0.4″ | 1 |
| February | 52° | 0.4″ | 1 |
| March | 59° | 0.2″ | 1 |
| April | 67° | 0.2″ | 1 |
| May | 75° | 0.4″ | 1 |
| June | 84° | 0.7″ | 2 |
| July | 84° | 1.6″ | 4 |
| August | 83° | 1.7″ | 4 |
| September | 77° | 1.5″ | 3 |
| October | 67° | 0.6″ | 2 |
| November | 55° | 0.4″ | 1 |
| December | 46° | 0.6″ | 2 |
Regional context
Similar climates Fort Bliss, TX, Canutillo, TX, Prado Verde, TX
El Paso swings from 47°F in January to 84°F in July (38°F) per NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals; precipitation in El Paso runs about 8.8 inches on roughly 22 measurable days.
Month by month, El Paso's rain crests in August (1.7 inches over 3.6 days) and ebbs in April (0.2 inches over 0.6 days), though May through September out-rains November through March in total. For a nearby comparison to El Paso, look at places like Fort Bliss, TX, Canutillo, TX and Prado Verde, TX.
Once El Paso passes March 2, freezes fade and El Paso's beds take lettuce, chard, arugula, and mustard greens. Heat-demanding starts go out a fortnight on in El Paso, after the soil warms and cold snaps clear. By November 20, frost is back in El Paso — protect or harvest anything tender. That date is a median: El Paso freezes sooner in half of years.
Similar climates: Fort Bliss, TX, Canutillo, TX, Prado Verde, TX, Westway, TX, Vinton, TX.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in El Paso?
- Frost typically leaves El Paso by March 2 and returns to El Paso near November 20.
- What is the rainy season in El Paso?
- El Paso sees its heaviest rain in August (around 1.7 inches), part of roughly 9 inches a year.
- What is the warmest month in El Paso?
- The warmest stretch in El Paso comes in July, around 84°F on average.
- What is the coldest month in El Paso?
- On average December is the chilliest month in El Paso, about 46°F.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in El Paso?
- Frost-hardy sowings begin at March 2 in El Paso; warm-season starts follow two weeks on.
- How many rainy days does El Paso get?
- Expect roughly 22 wet days a year in El Paso.
- What hardiness zone is El Paso?
- El Paso's hardiness zone tracks its winter low; with December near 46°F, check the USDA ZIP map for the exact zone.
- What is the 10-day forecast for El Paso?
- El Paso's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
- Will it rain this week in El Paso?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for El Paso in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in El Paso?
- Current conditions for El Paso and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the El Paso forecast updated?
- The El Paso forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in El Paso?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for El Paso are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
- How accurate is the weather forecast for El Paso?
- The next few days in El Paso's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
El Paso sits at 31.8°N; its climate zone is hot desert (Köppen approximation).
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