Phoenix residents can look forward to a stretch of pleasant weather, with clear skies and moderate temperatures dominating the forecast for the upcoming week. According to the National Weather Service, today's conditions are expected to be sunny, with a high near 78 degrees and calm winds that will shift to an east northeast direction at around 5 mph.
As nighttime approaches, the clear skies will continue and temperatures will dip to a low of around 50 degrees, the winds remaining calm. Thursday Sunny, as the National Weather Service labels it, will mimic today's sunny disposition with a high slightly warmer at around 81 degrees and gently shifting winds. Thursday night's forecast predicts a continuation of mostly clear skies, with a low around 51 degrees.
The calming influence of the weather carries into the weekend, with Friday set to be sunny with a high near 71 degrees, the winds taking on a southwest character in the afternoon. The nightly pattern remains consistent with Friday night, "Mostly clear," with temperatures hovering around 47 degrees as the west-southwest wind settles down to a calm state in the evening.
Looking ahead to Saturday, the National Weather Service's extended forecast signals a slightly cooler high of nearly 65 degrees under ceaselessly sunny skies, the wind showing a mild preference for a west southwest direction at around 5 mph. Saturday night, Phoenix residents will experience more of the same, with mostly clear conditions and a low around 45 degrees. Sunday sunny, as the forecast designates, is set to continue this trend, with daytime highs edging upwards once again to around 66 degrees and winds modestly picking up in the afternoon, according to the forecast on the National Weather Service website.
The serene weather seems set to open the new week, with Monday projected to be sunny and reaching a high near 68 degrees; the early east-southeast winds will turn to a west-southwest draft by afternoon. Maintaining the calm, "Monday Night Mostly clear," conditions are forecasted with a low around 44 degrees, the night wrapping itself in a tranquil calm wind. As Tuesday arrives, the city can expect more sunny skies with a high near 70 degrees and a soft north-northwest wind around 5 mph.