Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Southwest and South-Central
Arizona and Southeast California
National Weather Service Phoenix AZ
142 PM MST Mon Sep 7 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Temperatures will warm to above normal levels through the middle
of the week. Afternoon minimum humidities will generally range
between 20-30% areawide through much of the week, with Tuesday
expecting a larger area across the lower deserts between 15-20%
before rebounding back near 20% Wednesday. Fair to good overnight
recoveries are expected throughout the week. Fairly typical diurnal
winds with occasional afternoon upslope breeziness can be expected
through much of the week. Rain and thunderstorm chances will
remain very low and mostly limited to the eastern Arizona high
terrain through Tuesday.

...Thunderstorms imply gusty winds...

Note...Additional Fire Weather Forecast information can be found
in the Area Forecast Discussion. See product PHXAFDPSR.

AZZ132-080845-
West Central Deserts/Northwest Maricopa County/Greater Phoenix
Area/Southwest Deserts/Southwest Maricopa County/
Northwest and North-Central Pinal County-
Phoenix BLM/YUM BLM/CAZ-CRZ-
142 PM MST Mon Sep 7 2026

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Partly cloudy.
* Min Temperature.................79-89.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................39-49 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Light and variable.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............3 percent.

.TUESDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................102-109.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................18-22 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Light and variable.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............3 percent.
* Mixing Height for Phoenix.......9500 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Phoenix......West 5 knots.
* Dispersion for Phoenix..........Good.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.................80-90.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................45-61 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................9 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northeast 10 to 15 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............1 percent.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................103-109.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................20-26 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................3 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............East 5 to 15 mph in the morning
  becoming light and variable in the afternoon.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............1 percent.
* Mixing Height for Phoenix.......9500 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Phoenix......West 7 knots.
* Dispersion for Phoenix..........Good.


.EXTENDED...
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 81-91. Highs 103-109. Southwest
winds 5 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear with slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 79-89. Highs 101-107. South winds 10 to
20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 77-87. Highs 98-105. South winds
10 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear with slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 76-86. Highs 97-104.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 74-84. Highs 94-102.

$$

AZZ131-CAZ231-080845-
Yuma/Martinez Lake and Vicinity/Lower Colorado River Valley AZ-
Lower Colorado River Valley CA-
142 PM MST Mon Sep 7 2026 /142 PM PDT Mon Sep 7 2026/

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Partly cloudy.
* Min Temperature.................80-86.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................43-56 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Light and variable.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............2 percent.

.TUESDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................104-109.
*    24 hr trend..................4 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................20-24 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................3 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 5 to 15 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............2 percent.
* Mixing Height for Yuma..........12000 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Yuma.........South 7 knots.
* Dispersion for Yuma.............Fair.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.................81-86.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................48-65 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................7 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 10 mph in the evening
  becoming south after midnight.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............East 10 to 15 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............1 percent.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................105-110.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................20-26 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............East 10 to 20 mph in the morning
  becoming light and variable in the afternoon.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............2 percent.
* Mixing Height for Yuma..........9500 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Yuma.........South 7 knots.
* Dispersion for Yuma.............Good.


.EXTENDED...
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 83-88. Highs 106-111. South winds
10 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 81-87. Highs 105-110. South winds
15 to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 78-85. Highs 102-107. South winds
10 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 77-83. Highs 100-105.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear with slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 77-82. Highs 99-104.

$$

AZZ133-080845-
Southern Gila County/Tonto National Forest Foothills-
Southern Tonto NF/West San Carlos BIA/South Portion Ft Apache BIA/
CAZ-
142 PM MST Mon Sep 7 2026

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Partly cloudy.
* Min Temperature.................65-81.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................40-70 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 10 mph in the
  evening becoming northeast after midnight.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............North 5 to 15 mph in the evening
  becoming light and variable after midnight.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............6 percent.

.TUESDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................90-104.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................17-27 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..East 5 to 10 mph in the morning
  becoming west in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............North 5 to 15 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............5 percent.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.................66-83.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................42-65 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 10 mph in the
  evening becoming east after midnight.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............North 5 to 15 mph in the evening
  becoming light and variable after midnight.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............6 percent.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. Slight chance of
  showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature.................91-106.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................19-28 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............East 5 to 15 mph in the morning
  becoming light and variable in the afternoon.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............4 percent.


.EXTENDED...
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 66-84. Highs 89-104. Southwest winds 5 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 64-82. Highs 86-101. Southwest winds 10 to
20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 63-80. Highs 84-98. Southwest winds 5 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 62-79. Highs 82-97.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows 61-77. Highs 80-94.

$$

CAZ232-080845-
Imperial County And Eastern Riverside County-
142 PM PDT Mon Sep 7 2026

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Partly cloudy.
* Min Temperature.................79-86.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................44-63 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................4 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Light and variable.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............3 percent.

.TUESDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................99-108.
*    24 hr trend..................4 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................19-29 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................4 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 5 to 15 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............2 percent.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.................81-88.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................41-68 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Light and variable in the evening
  becoming east 10 to 20 mph after midnight.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............2 percent.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................101-110.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................18-29 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............East 10 to 20 mph in the morning
  becoming light and variable in the afternoon.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............3 percent.


.EXTENDED...
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 83-90. Highs 101-111. Southwest
winds 5 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 78-89. Highs 101-111. South winds
10 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 75-85. Highs 98-108. South winds 10 to
20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 75-81. Highs 95-105.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear with slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 75-82. Highs 94-104.

$$

CAZ230-080845-
Joshua Tree National Park-
142 PM PDT Mon Sep 7 2026

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Partly cloudy.
* Min Temperature.................68-78.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer.
* Max Humidity....................54-66 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................12 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 10 to 15 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............2 percent.

.TUESDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................86-100.
*    24 hr trend..................4 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................24-36 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................6 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..North 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 5 to 15 mph in the morning
  becoming light and variable in the afternoon.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............3 percent.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.................71-82.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer.
* Max Humidity....................46-61 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................6 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Light and variable in the evening
  becoming east 5 to 15 mph after midnight.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............3 percent.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................89-103.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................20-33 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................3 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 10 mph in the
  morning becoming south in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southeast 5 to 15 mph in the
  morning becoming light and variable in the afternoon.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............2 percent.


.EXTENDED...
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 71-85. Highs 90-105. West winds
5 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Clear. Lows 68-84. Highs 89-104. Southwest winds 10 to
20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 65-79. Highs 87-102. Southwest winds
10 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 65-76. Highs 84-99.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear with slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 65-76. Highs 83-97.

$$

.8 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK...Tuesday September 15th through Thursday
September 17th: Above normal temperatures and above median precipitation.