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Spot Forecast for Smith Fire...City of Maricopa
National Weather Service Phoenix AZ
226 AM MST Sat Aug 22 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0500 MST on August 22.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Very warm temperatures will persist with only slight chances of
showers and storms impacting the wildfire site through tonight.
Gusty southerly outflow winds will be more likely during the
early evening with an abrupt southerly wind shift possible.
Gusts 20-30 mph may be possible before relaxing by midnight with
a few lingering showers overnight, but still only remote chances
of wetting rainfall.

...Thunderstorms imply gusty winds...

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

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent). Slight chance of
                    showers and thunderstorms late in the afternoon.
CWR.................2 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 112.
Min humidity........13-18 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 2 to 5 mph in the morning becoming
                    west 4 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms late in the
                    afternoon.
Chance of thunder...10 percent.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent). Slight chance of
                    showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
CWR.................5 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 86.
Max humidity........38-44 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 4 to 10 mph in the evening. Potential
                    abrupt southerly wind shift with gusts up to 25 mph
                    in the evening. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms. Winds becoming southeast 3 to
                    6 mph by midnight.
Chance of thunder...15 percent.

$$
Forecaster...MO
Requested by...Angela Eastman
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2620209.0/PSR
.DELDT 08/22/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL angela.eastman@maricopa-az.gov