Phoenix residents should brace themselves for a hot and potentially stormy week ahead, as the latest weather forecasts predict temperatures soaring into the triple digits, coupled with varying chances of showers and thunderstorms throughout the week. According to the National Weather Service, today will be sunny with highs near 103 degrees, while winds are expected to shift from east to west southwest in the afternoon, possibly gusting up to 20 mph.
As nighttime falls, the sky will remain mostly clear with lows around 80 degrees, and the calm will continue into Saturday, which will see sunny skies and a high near 100—yet as evening approaches, there is a slight chance of showers and storms after 11 pm. The chance for precipitation increases to 40 percent on Sunday, under partly sunny skies with highs edging slightly lower near 96 degrees, while the pattern of southsoutheast winds remains consistent at around 5 mph, the week is defining itself with its temperament of higher temperature daytime periods giving way to cooler, and potentially wetter evenings.
Looking at the start of the next work week, Phoenix should anticipate continued chances of rainfall; Sunday night there is a 60 percent chance of precipitation, with showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 11 pm, with lows around 76 degrees. Monday maintains a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms mainly before 11 am, but the day will clear up after with highs again at 96 degrees and gusty winds up to 25 mph, Monday night will cool down to around 70 degrees with mostly clear skies.
As the week progresses towards its close, the forecast suggests a decrease in stormy conditions; by Tuesday, clear, sunny weather returns with a high near 90 degrees. Tuesday and Wednesday nights will see a drying trend with clear skies and lows dipping to the mid-60s, while daytime temperatures will slide to a more temperate high near 89 by Thursday, with steady southeast winds in the mornings shifting to the southwest in the afternoons, this might offer Phoenicians a welcome respite from the earlier parts of the week's heat and bluster.
