Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Phoenix, AZ
Issued by NWS Phoenix, AZ
232 FNUS55 KPSR 280711 FWFPSR Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Southwest and South-Central Arizona and Southeast California National Weather Service Phoenix AZ 1211 AM MST Thu Aug 28 2025 .DISCUSSION... Overall cloudy skies will prevail today with periods of very light showers across the western districts. Drier conditions Friday and into the weekend will lead to warmer temperatures and near 0% chance of wetting rains. MinRHs over the next couple of days will mostly range between 20-30% before gradually decreasing into the teens by Saturday. Winds will remain fairly light through the period mostly following typical diurnal trends. Temperatures will remain near to slightly below normal through Friday before rising to slightly above normal starting Saturday. ...Thunderstorms imply gusty winds... Note...Additional Fire Weather Forecast information can be found in the Area Forecast Discussion. See product PHXAFDPSR. AZZ132-281915- 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- 1211 AM MST Thu Aug 28 2025 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.................95-104. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................20-28 pct. * 24 hr trend..................6 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Light and variable in the morning becoming southeast 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon. * Chance of Precip................0 percent in the morning becoming 10 percent in the afternoon. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............5 percent. * Mixing Height for Phoenix.......10500 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Phoenix......West 6 knots. * Dispersion for Phoenix..........Good. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Partly cloudy. * Min Temperature.................75-85. * 24 hr trend..................4 degrees cooler. * Max Humidity....................42-54 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 10 to 20 mph. * Chance of Precip................10 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............6 percent. .FRIDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................96-103. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................22-27 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 10 to 20 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............2 percent. * Mixing Height for Phoenix.......8400 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Phoenix......West 10 knots. * Dispersion for Phoenix..........Very good. .EXTENDED... .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 77-87. Highs 100-106. West winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 78-88. Highs 102-108. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear with slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 79-89. Highs 100-107. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 78-88. Highs 99-106. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear with slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 77-87. Highs 99-105. $$ AZZ131-CAZ231-281915- Yuma/Martinez Lake and Vicinity/Lower Colorado River Valley AZ- Lower Colorado River Valley CA- 1211 AM MST Thu Aug 28 2025 /1211 AM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025/ .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. * Max Temperature.................94-99. * 24 hr trend..................4 degrees cooler. * Min Humidity....................28-37 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southeast 15 to 25 mph. * Chance of Precip................30 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................10 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............9 percent. * Mixing Height for Yuma..........2700 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Yuma.........Northwest 14 knots. * Dispersion for Yuma.............Fair. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the evening. * Min Temperature.................74-80. * 24 hr trend..................7 degrees cooler. * Max Humidity....................55-71 pct. * 24 hr trend..................15 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 20 to 30 mph. * Chance of Precip................20 percent in the evening becoming 0 percent after midnight. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............9 percent. .FRIDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................98-103. * 24 hr trend..................4 degrees warmer. * Min Humidity....................25-31 pct. * 24 hr trend..................4 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 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...............2 percent. * Mixing Height for Yuma..........7600 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Yuma.........West 6 knots. * Dispersion for Yuma.............Good. .EXTENDED... .SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 76-83. Highs 102-107. West winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 78-85. Highs 105-110. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear with slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 79-85. Highs 104-109. South winds 5 to 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 80-85. Highs 103-108. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear with slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 80-85. Highs 102-107. $$ AZZ133-281915- Southern Gila County/Tonto National Forest Foothills- Southern Tonto NF/West San Carlos BIA/South Portion Ft Apache BIA/ CAZ- 1211 AM MST Thu Aug 28 2025 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Partly sunny. * Max Temperature.................87-101. * 24 hr trend..................5 degrees warmer. * Min Humidity....................17-25 pct. * 24 hr trend..................7 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming southwest in the afternoon. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Light and variable. * Chance of Precip................10 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............6 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Partly cloudy. * Min Temperature.................63-79. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................42-60 pct. * 24 hr trend..................3 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Light and variable in the evening becoming southwest 5 to 15 mph after midnight. * Chance of Precip................10 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............8 percent. .FRIDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.................86-100. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................20-28 pct. * 24 hr trend..................3 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 10 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............5 percent. .EXTENDED... .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 62-80. Highs 88-102. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear with slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 63-80. Highs 88-103. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 62-79. Highs 84-100. East winds 5 to 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 61-79. Highs 84-100. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 59-78. Highs 84-99. $$ CAZ232-281915- Imperial County And Eastern Riverside County- 1211 AM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Cloudy. Chance of showers. * Max Temperature.................86-95. * 24 hr trend..................8 degrees cooler. * Min Humidity....................28-42 pct. * 24 hr trend..................6 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 10 to 20 mph in the morning becoming 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon. * Chance of Precip................50 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................30 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............9 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers in the evening. * Min Temperature.................74-79. * 24 hr trend..................6 degrees cooler. * Max Humidity....................54-74 pct. * 24 hr trend..................19 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 25 to 35 mph in the evening becoming 15 to 25 mph after midnight. * Chance of Precip................20 percent in the evening becoming 0 percent after midnight. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............9 percent. .FRIDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................93-101. * 24 hr trend..................7 degrees warmer. * Min Humidity....................23-35 pct. * 24 hr trend..................6 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 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...............5 percent. .EXTENDED... .SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 77-85. Highs 98-106. West winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 80-86. Highs 100-110. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear with slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 81-87. Highs 99-109. South winds 5 to 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear with slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 80-87. Highs 99-107. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear with slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 80-86. Highs 98-107. $$ CAZ230-281915- Joshua Tree National Park- 1211 AM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Cloudy. Chance of showers. * Max Temperature.................75-87. * 24 hr trend..................10 degrees cooler. * Min Humidity....................28-36 pct. * 24 hr trend..................8 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Light and variable in the morning becoming southwest 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. * Chance of Precip................40 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................30 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............7 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear. * Min Temperature.................62-74. * 24 hr trend..................6 degrees cooler. * Max Humidity....................57-68 pct. * 24 hr trend..................24 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 5 to 15 mph in the evening becoming light and variable after midnight. * Chance of Precip................20 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............7 percent. .FRIDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.................83-95. * 24 hr trend..................8 degrees warmer. * Min Humidity....................25-34 pct. * 24 hr trend..................3 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 10 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip................10 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............7 percent. .EXTENDED... .SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 67-81. Highs 88-100. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 71-82. Highs 90-103. West winds 5 to 15 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear with slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 71-82. Highs 89-102. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear with chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows 70-81. Highs 88-101. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear with chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows 70-80. Highs 88-102. $$ .8 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK...Thursday September 4th through Saturday September 6th: Near to above normal temperatures and above median precipitation.