Heat Persists in the Southwest; Elevated to Critical Fire Weather in the Great Basin; Poor Air Quality in the West

Dangerous heat will persist across the Southwest U.S. through this week, easing by next week. The heat will focus further east in the Great Plains and Mississippi Valley beginning next week. Elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions will persist for the Great Basin today. Poor air quality lingers for the Northwest, Great Basin, Central Rockies into the Plains. Read More >

Current conditions at

Prescott, Love Field (KPRC)

Lat: 34.64917°NLon: 112.42222°WElev: 5043.0ft.

haze

72°F

22°C

Humidity	64%
Wind Speed	N 0 MPH
Barometer	30.11 in (1019.64 mb)
Dewpoint	59°F (15°C)
Visibility	3.00 mi
Last update	04 Aug 06:00 AM MST

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

6 Miles SE Chino Valley AZ

Today
High: 98 °F
Hot
Tonight
Low: 67 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 96 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms
Wednesday Night
Low: 67 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 96 °F
Chance
T-storms
Thursday Night
Low: 66 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: 97 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms
Friday Night
Low: 67 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 97 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Today

Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Light and variable wind becoming west 8 to 13 mph in the morning.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 67. West wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

Wednesday Night

A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Thursday

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Thursday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Friday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

Friday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Saturday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Saturday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

Sunday

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Light southwest wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

Sunday Night

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Monday

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.