Phoenix is bracing for a scorcher as the National Weather Service predicts a blazing stretch of sunny days, with temperatures set to soar past the century mark for the coming week. Starting today, the city will see the mercury rise to an arid high of 101 degrees with winds shifting from the east to the west by the afternoon. Tonight, skies will remain void of cloud cover, as temperatures take a modest dip to a warm 74 degrees.
tomorrow's forecast follows suit, promising an unrelenting blaze of sun and a further uptick in heat, holding steady at around 102 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. Evening relief will prove slight with the low hovering at a comfortable 76 degrees, as a gentle westerly wind wafts through the city but then calming as the night deepens, the relentless heat of the day will be a sharp contrast to the relatively cooler evenings, a theme that's set to repeat throughout the week.
The upward trend continues unchallenged as Friday heats up to a scorching 105 degrees, and the pattern of calm mornings followed by light westerly breezes in the afternoons remains unbroken. Residents can expect to bask in the same clear skies at night with a low of 76 degrees offering scant solace from the day’s blistering highs.
Weekend forecasts indicate little respite from the heatwave, with Saturday's high slated to hover around 104 degrees under the watchful eye of the sun, calm winds in the morning will give way to light west breezes in the afternoon ensuring that the heat will not be swept away too soon, Sunday offers a nearly identical script - a sunny high of 102 and a nocturnal low settling around 75 degrees, as per the detailed report by the National Weather Service.
The start of the new workweek does nothing to break the sizzling cycle; Monday is predicted to match Sunday's swelter of 102 degrees with equally clear night skies and a persistent low of 75 degrees. The outlook for Tuesday barely deviates, with a sunny demeanor reaching a high near 103. These days of clear skies and unyielding sun are expected to emphasize the arid beauty of Phoenix but also remind its citizens of the relentless nature of the desert climate in which they reside.
