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Despite heat wave in the later part of the week, temperatures are expected to cool down by Sunday, the National Weather Service said.
The El Paso National Weather Service issued a heat advisory for the area on Tuesday, August 5, that was estimated to last until Saturday, August 9. A heat advisory is sent out when temperatures near 103 degrees.
Meteorologist for The El Pas National Weather Service Jason Grzywacz said that these temperatures are predicted to come back down to double digits on Sunday with potential rain.
“There is some indication that we will get some moisture wrapping around the big upper high that’s been bringing us the really hot weather,” Grzywacz explained.
The City of Las Cruces opened six different cooling stations around town to deal with the heat wave this past week.
Meerscheidt Recreation Center, 1600 E. Hadley Ave., and Mesilla Valley Intermodal Transit Terminal, 300 W. Lohman Ave., are open through Saturday. These cooling stations provide residents with temporary relief from high temperatures.
Grzywacz continued by saying that this heat wave comes during a relatively cooler summer compared to the last two years.
“The average temperature this July was basically right at normal. 82 was the average and the normal is 82 degrees,” Grzywacz said.
Looking at the two previous summers, the average temperature in July 2024 was 84 degrees and the average in July 2023 was 88 degrees.
