Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Phoenix, AZ
Issued by NWS Phoenix, AZ
845 FNUS55 KPSR 140702 FWFPSR Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Southwest and South-Central Arizona and Southeast California National Weather Service Phoenix AZ 1202 AM MST Fri Aug 14 2026 .DISCUSSION... Gradual drying conditions will prevail over the next several days with monsoon storm activity nearly coming to an end. Humidity levels are slated to drop while temperatures warm back to above normal by Sunday. Afternoon MinRHs of 25-35% today will drop into the teens across the lower deserts to around 25% for higher terrain areas starting Sunday. Overnight recoveries will shift from good through Saturday to fair early next week. Winds will remain predominately out of the south southwest much of the period with overnight light easterly downsloping winds over the eastern districts. Note...Additional Fire Weather Forecast information can be found in the Area Forecast Discussion. See product PHXAFDPSR. AZZ132-141915- 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- 1202 AM MST Fri Aug 14 2026 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Partly sunny. * Max Temperature.................95-103. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................23-29 pct. * 24 hr trend..................5 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming south in the afternoon. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 10 to 20 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............3 percent. * Mixing Height for Phoenix.......10200 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Phoenix......Southwest 7 knots. * Dispersion for Phoenix..........Good. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Partly cloudy. * Min Temperature.................76-86. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................46-60 pct. * 24 hr trend..................10 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 10 to 20 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............3 percent. .SATURDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Partly sunny. * Max Temperature.................99-105. * 24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer. * Min Humidity....................20-24 pct. * 24 hr trend..................5 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming southwest in the afternoon. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 10 to 20 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............1 percent. * Mixing Height for Phoenix.......11900 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Phoenix......West 4 knots. * Dispersion for Phoenix..........Good. .EXTENDED... .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 79-89. Highs 102-109. West winds 5 to 10 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 81-91. Highs 106-112. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 83-93. Highs 105-112. South winds 5 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 82-92. Highs 105-111. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 82-92. Highs 104-111. $$ AZZ131-CAZ231-141915- Yuma/Martinez Lake and Vicinity/Lower Colorado River Valley AZ- Lower Colorado River Valley CA- 1202 AM MST Fri Aug 14 2026 /1202 AM PDT Fri Aug 14 2026/ .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers . slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.................99-104. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................27-32 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southeast 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 10 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip................10 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............10 percent. * Mixing Height for Yuma..........9200 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Yuma.........South 7 knots. * Dispersion for Yuma.............Good. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear. * Min Temperature.................78-83. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................51-62 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Light and variable in the evening becoming south 5 to 15 mph after midnight. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............5 percent. .SATURDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Partly sunny. * Max Temperature.................101-106. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................22-26 pct. * 24 hr trend..................6 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..East 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming south in the afternoon. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 10 to 20 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............1 percent. * Mixing Height for Yuma..........10400 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Yuma.........Southwest 6 knots. * Dispersion for Yuma.............Good. .EXTENDED... .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 81-87. Highs 104-109. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 83-88. Highs 107-112. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 83-88. Highs 107-112. South winds 10 to 20 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 82-87. Highs 106-111. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 82-87. Highs 106-111. $$ AZZ133-141915- Southern Gila County/Tonto National Forest Foothills- Southern Tonto NF/West San Carlos BIA/South Portion Ft Apache BIA/ CAZ- 1202 AM MST Fri Aug 14 2026 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. * Max Temperature.................82-97. * 24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer. * Min Humidity....................26-39 pct. * 24 hr trend..................10 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming southwest in the afternoon. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 10 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip................10 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............11 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Partly cloudy. * Min Temperature.................61-78. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................51-72 pct. * 24 hr trend..................16 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 10 mph in the evening becoming north after midnight. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Light and variable in the evening becoming southwest 5 to 15 mph after midnight. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............3 percent. .SATURDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.................86-101. * 24 hr trend..................4 degrees warmer. * Min Humidity....................20-29 pct. * 24 hr trend..................8 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming west in the afternoon. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 5 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............1 percent. .EXTENDED... .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 64-82. Highs 89-104. North winds 5 to 15 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 66-83. Highs 91-106. East winds 5 to 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear with slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 66-84. Highs 91-106. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear with slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 66-84. Highs 91-106. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear with slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 66-84. Highs 91-106. $$ CAZ232-141915- Imperial County And Eastern Riverside County- 1202 AM PDT Fri Aug 14 2026 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly cloudy in the morning becoming mostly sunny in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.................95-104. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................22-30 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 10 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............5 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear. * Min Temperature.................78-84. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................43-58 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 10 mph in the evening becoming northwest after midnight. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Light and variable in the evening becoming south 5 to 15 mph after midnight. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............5 percent. .SATURDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Partly sunny. * Max Temperature.................96-105. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................20-29 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming south in the afternoon. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 10 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............1 percent. .EXTENDED... .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 80-88. Highs 99-108. West winds 5 to 15 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 82-88. Highs 102-111. West winds 5 to 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 82-88. Highs 103-112. South winds 5 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 82-88. Highs 102-112. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 81-88. Highs 102-111. $$ CAZ230-141915- Joshua Tree National Park- 1202 AM PDT Fri Aug 14 2026 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Partly sunny in the morning becoming sunny in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.................84-98. * 24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer. * Min Humidity....................21-30 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 10 to 20 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............4 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear. * Min Temperature.................66-80. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................44-55 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 10 mph in the evening becoming northwest after midnight. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 5 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............3 percent. .SATURDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.................86-100. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................21-31 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming south 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 10 to 20 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............5 percent. .EXTENDED... .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 68-84. Highs 89-103. West winds 5 to 15 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 70-84. Highs 91-106. West winds 5 to 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 71-84. Highs 92-107. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 71-84. Highs 92-106. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 70-84. Highs 91-106. $$ .8 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK...Friday August 21st through Sunday August 23rd: Above normal temperatures and above median precipitation.