Phoenix residents can expect a wet day ahead as showers are set to drench the city from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. today. The National Weather Service predicts a high near 57 degrees with brisk winds transitioning from southeast to west and gusting up to 20 mph. There's a 90 percent chance of rain, with precipitation volumes estimated between a tenth and quarter of an inch.
The skies will clear by tonight, though, dropping to a low around 41 with a gentle south wind easing to a calm after midnight. Come Friday, the sun will make a comeback with mostly sunny conditions and a high flirting with 59 degrees. Meanwhile, Friday night brings a slight chance—a 20 percent—of showers after 11 p.m. and partly cloudy skies with a low hovering around 44.
On Saturday, the threat of rain picks back up to 50 percent, casting a mostly cloudy shadow over the day with a high close to 56 degrees. The evening sees an improvement as the clouds part, promising mostly clear night skies and a low around 38. Moving into Sunday, Phoenix will bask in full sunlight and a slightly warmer high of 60 degrees, giving way to a clear night and a low once again around 38.
Looking into next week's outlook, sunny days are on the horizon starting with a high of 64 on Monday, climbing to a high near 68 by Tuesday. While the night temperatures will dip into the low 40s, Phoenix will see a gradual warming trend with Wednesday peaking at a balmy 71 degrees under sunny skies.
