The National Weather Service predicts a persistent pattern of high heat punctuated by occasional thunderstorms. Today, residents can expect a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm, with temperatures soaring to a high near 109 degrees, conditions that bring to mind a typical summer day in the desert city. The heat index is slated to hit a scorching 113 degrees, and the winds, originating from a variable direction, will later strengthen from the north northwest at speeds between 15 to 20 mph, gusting as high as 35 mph, as per the National Weather Service released.
This evening the chance of precipitation increases slightly to 40 percent primarily before 9pm while the breeze continues, promising a slight reprieve from the daytime heat as temperatures dip to a low around 86 degrees; yet the gusts could reach up to 30 mph, creating potentially dangerous conditions. The outlook for Monday shows a slight decrease in storm likelihood with a 20 percent chance of showers after 11am and a high near 108 degrees, while the heat index hovers just above at 111
Looking ahead, Tuesday is forecasted as mostly sunny and hot, with temperatures expected to peak near 110 degrees. The wind pattern remains consistent, with an east southeast wind turning westerly in the afternoon. There is yet again a 20 percent risk of showers and thunderstorms prior to 11pm that night, after which it will be partly cloudy with a low around 90 degrees. It's a cycle that seems all too familiar to the denizens of Phoenix as they negotiate the blinding heat and fickle storms of the Sonoran Desert.
The cycle continues into Wednesday, with a similar 20 percent chance of showers after 11am and mostly sunny skies, as temperatures press to reach 109 degrees, the subtlety of the changing patterns lost on no one facing the relentless onslaught of sun. The same odds for precipitation persist into Thursday, paired with a chance of thunderstorms before 11pm, and the sporadic rumble of storms at night, each evening cooling to a low around 89 degrees before the scorch of daylight returns.
