The city of Phoenix, Arizona, is bracing itself for a sweltering week ahead with temperatures soaring into the triple digits, as per the latest weather reports. The National Weather Service predicts today to be sunny and exceptionally hot, with a high peaking near 113 degrees and only a mild westerly breeze to offer any semblance of relief in the afternoon heats.
Evening temperatures won't drop much relief with the low tonight expected to sit around 92 degrees, the heat of the day lingering into the night, throwing light winds from the south that will later become variable. The forecast held by the National Weather Service reveals that the weather pattern is steady, with a repetition of the sun's reign and scant wind accompanying it. Sunday upholds the trend, likely hitting a high near 114 degrees, while careful observation of the week's progression hints at a nominal dip; Monday's high is near 112, and a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms brewing as nightfall brings a 20 percent chance of precipitation.
Seemingly offering some respite, Tuesday ushers in a cooler but still hot high near 107 degrees, and with it, a similar 20 percent chance for showers and potential thunderstorms post-11 am, according to the National Weather Service. By Tuesday night, the chance of rain slightly increases to 30 percent, signaling that perhaps the persistent heat could be tempered, though lightly, by the week's mid-point.
While Wednesday's forecast points to a mostly sunny and hot day with a high near 106, a continuation of this weather scenario spells out a prolonged heat spell for Phoenix with a minimal chance of evening showers at 20 percent, the calm before the sun reemerges, Thursday's temperatures would recur to the higher end of the spectrum, with a high near 107, it predicts at night the skies partly clouded and low stooping around 89 degrees, a small solace in the desert's nocturnal hours. Friday aims to return to firmer hot conditions, with the sun presiding over a high near 110 degrees and once again, the calm winds favoring a southwestern turn in the afternoons, wrapping up a week defined by its relentless heat and the city's march through the dog days of summer.
