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Phoenix is heading into a dangerous weekend, with highs reaching 112 degrees before storm chances increase next week.
Phoenix faces another dangerous heat stretch, with highs reaching 112 degrees Friday and Saturday. Warm nights and possible blowing dust will add to the strain.
A Category 5 dust storm sent Phoenix-area pollution readings soaring, triggering a health advisory and no-burn day across the Valley. Another round of dust may arrive this week.
Phoenix is headed for 109-degree heat Tuesday and 111-degree highs by Friday and Saturday. Blowing dust and a few storm chances are also in the forecast.
Phoenix could hit 113°F Monday as an Extreme Heat Warning stretches through Tuesday evening. Gusty winds and blowing dust may add another hazard after sunset.
Phoenix could hit 114°F Sunday, with an Extreme Heat Warning running through Tuesday evening. Overnight lows will stay near 90 degrees.
Phoenix is staring down a 115-degree Saturday and another round of dangerous overnight heat. The Extreme Heat Warning continues through Monday, August 3.
Phoenix could hit 115 degrees Saturday as an Extreme Heat Warning continues through Monday evening. Overnight lows will barely dip into the low 90s.
Maricopa County has recorded 40 heat-related deaths so far in 2026, more than double last year’s tally at the same point. The data highlights who is most at risk as Phoenix’s brutal summer continues.
Heavy monsoon rains on July 25 turned Ocotillo Road to muck, trapping an ambulance north of Benson and forcing Cochise County SAR to carry an unconscious elderly woman to a waiting hospital ambulance.
Phoenix will see highs near 1100F and poor overnight cooling through midweek. City cooling centers and 2-1-1 are available for those who need relief.
Extreme Heat Warning in Phoenix through Monday; highs near 109°F and heat index up to 114°F.
Dangerous heat hits Phoenix today with highs near 117°F and an Extreme Heat Warning through Monday.
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