Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Phoenix, AZ
Issued by NWS Phoenix, AZ
016 FNUS55 KPSR 290830 FWFPSR Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Southwest and South-Central Arizona and Southeast California National Weather Service Phoenix AZ 130 AM MST Thu Oct 29 2026 .DISCUSSION... After another overall dry day today, unsettled weather conditions are expected starting Friday. Showers and thunderstorms will impact much of the eastern districts on Friday with heavy rainfall likely in some areas. Minimum humidity levels today will improve slightly, but still fall into a 20-40% range before rising substantially on Friday with widespread 45-65%. The unsettled weather and cooler temperatures will last through the weekend with widespread rainfall on Sunday. Outside of any thunderstorms, winds will remain on the lighter side through the weekend. ...Thunderstorms imply gusty winds... Note...Additional Fire Weather Forecast information can be found in the Area Forecast Discussion. See product PHXAFDPSR. AZZ132-292030- 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- 130 AM MST Thu Oct 29 2026 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Partly sunny. * Max Temperature.................79-86. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................26-41 pct. * 24 hr trend..................8 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..East 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming south in the afternoon. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 20 to 30 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............1 percent. * Mixing Height for Phoenix.......6400 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Phoenix......South 7 knots. * Dispersion for Phoenix..........Good. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. * Min Temperature.................60-70. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................75-93 pct. * 24 hr trend..................28 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 20 to 30 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent in the evening becoming 20 percent after midnight. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............14 percent. .FRIDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.................71-79. * 24 hr trend..................7 degrees cooler. * Min Humidity....................50-68 pct. * 24 hr trend..................25 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southeast 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 25 to 35 mph. * Chance of Precip................60 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................20 percent west portion...70 percent east portion. * Chance of Thunder...............27 percent. * Mixing Height for Phoenix.......1700 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Phoenix......Southwest 12 knots. * Dispersion for Phoenix..........Fair. .EXTENDED... .SATURDAY...Showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows 58-68. Highs 72-79. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows 54-64. Highs 67-74. South winds 5 to 15 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 52-62. Highs 68-75. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 52-62. Highs 70-76. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 52-62. Highs 71-77. $$ AZZ131-CAZ231-292030- Yuma/Martinez Lake and Vicinity/Lower Colorado River Valley AZ- Lower Colorado River Valley CA- 130 AM MST Thu Oct 29 2026 /130 AM PDT Thu Oct 29 2026/ .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Partly sunny. * Max Temperature.................80-85. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................32-40 pct. * 24 hr trend..................3 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..East 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming south in the afternoon. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 15 to 25 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............1 percent. * Mixing Height for Yuma..........6700 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Yuma.........South 9 knots. * Dispersion for Yuma.............Good. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Partly cloudy. * Min Temperature.................60-65. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................81-93 pct. * 24 hr trend..................16 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 15 to 25 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............2 percent. .FRIDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly cloudy. * Max Temperature.................76-81. * 24 hr trend..................4 degrees cooler. * Min Humidity....................44-52 pct. * 24 hr trend..................11 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming south in the afternoon. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 15 to 25 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............4 percent. * Mixing Height for Yuma..........4100 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Yuma.........South 7 knots. * Dispersion for Yuma.............Fair. .EXTENDED... .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of showers. Lows 58-64. Highs 75-80. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows 55-64. Highs 72-77. South winds 5 to 15 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 52-60. Highs 73-78. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 52-58. Highs 74-79. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 52-58. Highs 74-79. $$ AZZ133-292030- Southern Gila County/Tonto National Forest Foothills- Southern Tonto NF/West San Carlos BIA/South Portion Ft Apache BIA/ CAZ- 130 AM MST Thu Oct 29 2026 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Partly sunny. * Max Temperature.................69-83. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................24-34 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..East 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming south in the afternoon. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 15 to 25 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............1 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. * Min Temperature.................50-63. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................64-83 pct. * 24 hr trend..................19 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southeast 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 20 to 30 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent in the evening becoming 10 percent after midnight. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............11 percent. .FRIDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning becoming showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.................63-75. * 24 hr trend..................7 degrees cooler. * Min Humidity....................49-63 pct. * 24 hr trend..................27 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..East 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming south in the afternoon. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 20 to 30 mph. * Chance of Precip................60 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................60 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............38 percent. .EXTENDED... .SATURDAY...Showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows 49-62. Highs 63-76. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows 48-62. Highs 56-69. South winds 5 to 15 mph. .MONDAY...Showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows 41-58. Highs 58-71. West winds 5 to 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 41-55. Highs 60-73. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 42-55. Highs 61-73. $$ CAZ232-292030- Imperial County And Eastern Riverside County- 130 AM PDT Thu Oct 29 2026 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Partly sunny. * Max Temperature.................75-84. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................33-47 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..East 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming south in the afternoon. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 15 to 25 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............1 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Partly cloudy. * Min Temperature.................59-65. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................68-87 pct. * 24 hr trend..................9 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 15 to 25 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............1 percent. .FRIDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Partly sunny. * Max Temperature.................72-81. * 24 hr trend..................3 degrees cooler. * Min Humidity....................34-50 pct. * 24 hr trend..................3 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 15 to 25 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............1 percent. .EXTENDED... .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of showers. Lows 57-63. Highs 70-77. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows 54-63. Highs 67-76. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 54-62. Highs 69-79. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 54-62. Highs 71-79. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 53-62. Highs 70-79. $$ CAZ230-292030- Joshua Tree National Park- 130 AM PDT Thu Oct 29 2026 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Partly sunny. * Max Temperature.................65-79. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................36-52 pct. * 24 hr trend..................12 pct wetter. * 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...............0 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly cloudy in the evening becoming partly cloudy after midnight. * Min Temperature.................48-61. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................72-93 pct. * 24 hr trend..................7 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 15 to 25 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............1 percent. .FRIDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Partly sunny. * Max Temperature.................62-75. * 24 hr trend..................3 degrees cooler. * Min Humidity....................37-50 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 15 to 25 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............0 percent. .EXTENDED... .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of showers. Lows 46-59. Highs 59-73. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows 45-59. Highs 56-70. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 45-56. Highs 59-72. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 46-56. Highs 61-73. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 46-55. Highs 61-73. $$ .8 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK...Thursday November 5th through Saturday November 7th: Near normal temperatures and above to near median precipitation.