Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Phoenix, AZ
Issued by NWS Phoenix, AZ
873 FNUS55 KPSR 180752 FWFPSR Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Southwest and South-Central Arizona and Southeast California National Weather Service Phoenix AZ 1252 AM MST Tue Aug 18 2026 .DISCUSSION... Above normal temperatures with a steady increase in low-level moisture is anticipated over the next few days. Most lower desert communities will see temperatures topping out around 110-113 degrees. Widely scattered showers and thunderstorms are forecast for the high terrain today with an increase in coverage expected Wednesday into Thursday. Relative humidity values of 15-25% today will increase to 20-30% starting Wednesday. Outside of gusty and erratic winds near any thunderstorm, overall winds will follow the typical diurnal tendencies with some modest afternoon upslope gustiness. ...Thunderstorms imply gusty winds... Note...Additional Fire Weather Forecast information can be found in the Area Forecast Discussion. See product PHXAFDPSR. AZZ132-182000- 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- 1252 AM MST Tue Aug 18 2026 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................106-112. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................15-19 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming southwest 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...............0 percent. * Mixing Height for Phoenix.......11200 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Phoenix......West 4 knots. * Dispersion for Phoenix..........Fair. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear. * Min Temperature.................82-92. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................41-61 pct. * 24 hr trend..................16 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northeast 5 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............0 percent. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.................104-110. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................19-24 pct. * 24 hr trend..................4 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming southwest in the afternoon. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............East 5 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............0 percent. * Mixing Height for Phoenix.......9000 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Phoenix......West 9 knots. * Dispersion for Phoenix..........Very good. .EXTENDED... .THURSDAY...Mostly clear with slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 82-92. Highs 104-110. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 82-92. Highs 105-111. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 82-92. Highs 104-111. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear with slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 80-90. Highs 103-109. .MONDAY...Mostly clear with slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 80-90. Highs 101-107. $$ AZZ131-CAZ231-182000- Yuma/Martinez Lake and Vicinity/Lower Colorado River Valley AZ- Lower Colorado River Valley CA- 1252 AM MST Tue Aug 18 2026 /1252 AM PDT Tue Aug 18 2026/ .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.................108-113. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................15-21 pct. * 24 hr trend..................3 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. * Mixing Height for Yuma..........7300 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Yuma.........South 8 knots. * Dispersion for Yuma.............Good. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Partly cloudy. * Min Temperature.................83-88. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................46-70 pct. * 24 hr trend..................23 pct wetter. * 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...............0 percent. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.................106-111. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................22-27 pct. * 24 hr trend..................6 pct wetter. * 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...............0 percent. * Mixing Height for Yuma..........6200 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Yuma.........South 10 knots. * Dispersion for Yuma.............Good. .EXTENDED... .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 83-88. Highs 106-111. South winds 5 to 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 84-89. Highs 108-113. South winds 5 to 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 84-89. Highs 108-113. South winds 5 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 83-88. Highs 106-111. .MONDAY...Mostly clear with slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 82-87. Highs 104-109. $$ AZZ133-182000- Southern Gila County/Tonto National Forest Foothills- Southern Tonto NF/West San Carlos BIA/South Portion Ft Apache BIA/ CAZ- 1252 AM MST Tue Aug 18 2026 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.................91-107. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................15-25 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southeast 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............East 5 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent in the morning becoming 10 percent in the afternoon. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............6 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear. * Min Temperature.................67-84. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................40-59 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northeast 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...............0 percent. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.................92-106. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................17-25 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............North 5 to 15 mph in the morning becoming light and variable in the afternoon. * Chance of Precip................0 percent in the morning becoming 20 percent in the afternoon. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............17 percent. .EXTENDED... .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 65-84. Highs 92-106. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 65-83. Highs 92-107. Northeast winds 5 to 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 66-83. Highs 92-107. Northeast winds 5 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear with slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 66-82. Highs 91-105. .MONDAY...Mostly clear with slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 65-82. Highs 90-104. $$ CAZ232-182000- Imperial County And Eastern Riverside County- 1252 AM PDT Tue Aug 18 2026 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.................104-113. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................12-18 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 15 to 25 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............0 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Partly cloudy. * Min Temperature.................83-89. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................29-70 pct. * 24 hr trend..................19 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 10 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............0 percent. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.................102-112. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................19-27 pct. * 24 hr trend..................7 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southeast 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 10 to 20 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............0 percent. .EXTENDED... .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 82-90. Highs 102-111. South winds 5 to 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 83-90. Highs 102-112. South winds 5 to 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 83-90. Highs 102-112. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear with slight chance of showers. Lows 82-89. Highs 101-111. .MONDAY...Mostly clear with slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 81-88. Highs 100-109. $$ CAZ230-182000- Joshua Tree National Park- 1252 AM PDT Tue Aug 18 2026 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.................94-108. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................14-19 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * 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...............0 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Partly cloudy. * Min Temperature.................74-86. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................27-34 pct. * 24 hr trend..................3 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 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...............0 percent. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.................93-107. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................16-23 pct. * 24 hr trend..................3 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. .EXTENDED... .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 74-86. Highs 92-106. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear with slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 74-86. Highs 92-106. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 73-86. Highs 92-106. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear with slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 72-85. Highs 91-105. .MONDAY...Mostly clear with slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 71-84. Highs 89-103. $$ .8 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK...Tuesday August 25th through Thursday August 27th: Above normal temperatures and near to above median precipitation.