As the city braces for a sweltering week, Phoenix residents can expect a relentless wave of heat as temperatures are forecasted to soar beyond the century mark. According to the National Weather Service, today's high is set to reach a scorching 108 degrees with an east southeast wind transitioning west in the morning. The heat is not taking a break any time soon with tonight's low only dipping down to around 82 degrees and a consistent west wind throughout the evening.
Things are heating up further on Thursday as the forecast indicates a sunny and hot day, with temperatures expected to hit an almost unbearable 112 degrees. Air movement remains light and variable, turning west at 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon—providing little relief from the dominant desert sun. As the night falls, the low hovers around 84 degrees under partly cloudy skies, offering a modest respite from the day’s blistering heat.
Heading into the weekend, the relentless high temperatures persist. Friday is predicted to be mostly sunny and equally torrid, with a high circling near 111 degrees. The wind remains faint and variable, with a westward shift in the afternoon. By Friday night, the skies will be partly cloudy as thermometer readings marginally fall to around 83 degrees, and the west wind continues its light pace into the nighttime.
Looking towards Saturday, the National Weather Service's extended forecast anticipates a mostly sunny day with a peak temperature of about 109 degrees. A light breeze may offer a slight reprieve as it strengthens to 5 to 10 mph from the west-southwest in the afternoon, potentially gusting up to 20 mph. That night turns mostly cloudy with an expected low of around 84 degrees, as wind patterns maintain their gentle flow, only later to fluctuate after midnight.
Rounding out the weekend, Sunday keeps the heat on with forecasts predicting mostly sunny skies and a high around 106 degrees—an east-southeast wind shifting west-southwest later in the day. Nighttime will provide some cooling, albeit slight, with partly cloudy conditions and a low of approximately 80 degrees. As the new week approaches, Monday ushers in more sun and a slightly lower high of 104 degrees, with winds following a familiar pattern from east to west southwest in the afternoon. Monday night remains mostly clear with lows staying put at around 80 degrees.
