Residents of Phoenix should brace themselves for a scorching week ahead, with the National Weather Service reporting hot conditions that could lead to high-temperature indexes reaching critical levels. Claims made in the extended forecast for Phoenix, AZ, indicate "A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Increasing clouds and hot, with a high near 113. Heat index values as high as 117. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon."
The evening may offer a brief reprieve with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before midnight, granting the city some respite from the day's intense heat. Winds are set to steadily flow, though they are expected to bumptiously gust as high as 20 mph. Phoenix residents can anticipate the low to linger around a warm 89 degrees tonight.
Friday is looking to steadily uphold the hot streak, with the weather service forecasting a high near 111 degrees alongside heat indexes rivaling the previous day's. Phoenicians will experience little in the way of cooling breezes, with light and variable wind becoming west at 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. As the weekend approaches, the heat wave seems fixed on decisively asserting its presence, offering sunny skies with no signs of cooling down significantly.
Temperatures are slated to hover above the century mark through to at least Wednesday. According to the forecast, Saturday's sunny skies will bring a high near 109, and Monday will be no less relentless with a peak near 107. The possibility of rain is relegated to sporadic chances, including a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11 pm on Friday night. Tuesday night will virtually mirror this pattern, with another 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.
