Residents of Phoenix, AZ, can expect scorching temperatures to continue into the week as the city braces for a series of sunny days with highs soaring above the century mark. According to the National Weather Service, today's high is predicted to hit around 107 degrees, with light winds shifting from calm to a westerly direction at about 5 mph in the afternoon.
Temperatures will remain slightly above normal through the remainder of the week with widespread Moderate HeatRisk. Minimal storm chances will exist across the region through Friday before storm chances slowly begin to increase this weekend. #azwx #cawx pic.twitter.com/9QpX2ezgPi
— NWS Phoenix (@NWSPhoenix) August 14, 2024
This evening, the mercury is set to dip to a still-warm 86 degrees under mostly clear skies, providing a small but perhaps unnoticeable relief from the day's heat. Coming in hot, Thursday is gearing up to hold a high around 108 degrees, noted for the calm winds that will once again become westerly during the afternoon, as per the National Weather Service. Being calm after dark, the temperatures will slightly fall, with forecasts anticipating Thursday night to be mostly clear with a low of around 87 degrees.
The heat is expected to intensify by Friday, with the National Weather Service predicting "sunny and hot" conditions and a peak temperature near 110 degrees. The pattern of calm mornings and westerly winds in the afternoons will persist. A slight shift in the wind pattern is predicted for Friday evening with parts of the sky partly cloaking themselves with clouds and the low settling around 88 degrees, as the west wind eases and shifts south after midnight.
As we move into the weekend, “Mostly sunny” skies will dominate, characterized by a high near 108 and calm winds turning west in the afternoons. The evenings will provide minimal relief, with Saturday and Sunday nights alternating between clear and partly cloudy conditions and lows lounging in the mid to upper 80s. While the days forge ahead in relentless luminosity, Phoenix locals will be gearing up for a week where the daily highs pitch near 108 degrees and only the nights, dressed in their cooler attire, offer a brief respite.
Looking ahead to next Tuesday, the forecast is a virtual repeat of the preceding days. Once more, the temperature is expected to crest at 109 degrees under sunny skies, with the now familiar afternoon westerly winds, as detailed by the National Weather Service.
