Residents of Phoenix can enjoy a spell of pleasant weather in the coming week, with mostly sunny skies dominating the forecast. According to the National Weather Service, today's weather will be mostly sunny with a high near 78 degrees and calm winds turning west at around 5 mph.
As the sun sets, the city will experience a night of partially clouded skies, with the thermometer dipping to around 53 degrees. Even as residents sleep, the calm wind remains a constant companion. The pattern of calm winds and moderate temperatures continues into Sunday and Monday, with highs hovering near the 78-degree mark and light winds becoming a soft whisper in the afternoon.
Phoenix's typical climate graces the early part of the week, maintaining mostly sunny conditions. Tuesday's forecast shows a slight drop in temperature to a high near 68 degrees. However, this shift comes with light and variable winds that will pick up to a west southwest direction, reaching speeds of 5 to 10 mph by the afternoon. Into the evening, the city will cool down to a low around 43 degrees, where once again, the winds will ebb into calmness.
Wednesday stays true to the week's sunny disposition with a high expected to be near 65 degrees. Calm winds will persist, later becoming a west-southwest breeze, indicative that not all calm will stay the course. As night approaches, partly cloudy skies will gather closely, wrapping the city in a low of around 45 degrees, while the day's breeze transitions back into night's gentle calm.
However, the weather takes a slight turn on Thursday, introducing a 20 percent chance of showers amidst partly sunny conditions and highs near 68 degrees. The tranquil east wind, seemingly out of character, will swivel to south southwest in the afternoon. Thursday also ushers in a higher chance of rainfall in the evening, with a probability of 60 percent for showers amid mostly cloudy skies and consistent southern winds.
The damp pattern continues into Friday, with a 50 percent shot at rain showers and partly sunny skies, while temperatures stay steady near 68. Southwest winds gain strength at 5 to 10 mph, bringing along modest rainfall that could accumulate between a tenth and a quarter of an inch.
