FNUS55 KPSR 230750 FWFPSR Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Southwest and South-Central Arizona and Southeast California National Weather Service Phoenix AZ 1250 AM MST Sun Aug 23 2026 .DISCUSSION... Hot temperatures will prevail through the entire week with shower thunderstorm chances mainly today and possibly Monday. Strong gusty winds will be possible late this afternoon and evening with any thunderstorms, while chances for wetting rains will remain below 20%. Minimum RHs will improve through Monday with readings of 15-25% today and 20-30% Monday, before dropping back into the teens into the middle part of the week. Temperatures will be around 5-10 degrees above normal, with lower desert highs eclipsing 110 degrees nearly every afternoon. Outside of thunderstorm outflow winds, 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. AZZ132-232000- 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- 1250 AM MST Sun Aug 23 2026 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.................106-112. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................16-22 pct. * 24 hr trend..................5 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph. * 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...............2 percent. * Mixing Height for Phoenix.......14900 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Phoenix......Southwest 5 knots. * Dispersion for Phoenix..........Good. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. * Min Temperature.................81-91. * 24 hr trend..................3 degrees cooler. * Max Humidity....................48-65 pct. * 24 hr trend..................21 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph in the evening becoming south 5 to 10 mph after midnight. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Light and variable in the evening becoming east 5 to 15 mph after midnight. * Chance of Precip................10 percent in the evening becoming 0 percent after midnight. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............4 percent. .MONDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.................103-109. * 24 hr trend..................3 degrees cooler. * Min Humidity....................21-26 pct. * 24 hr trend..................5 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming west in the afternoon. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southeast 10 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............0 percent. * Mixing Height for Phoenix.......10700 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Phoenix......West 6 knots. * Dispersion for Phoenix..........Good. .EXTENDED... .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 81-91. Highs 107-113. West winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 84-94. Highs 108-114. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 84-94. Highs 108-114. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 84-94. Highs 109-115. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 85-95. Highs 109-115. $$ AZZ131-CAZ231-232000- Yuma/Martinez Lake and Vicinity/Lower Colorado River Valley AZ- Lower Colorado River Valley CA- 1250 AM MST Sun Aug 23 2026 /1250 AM PDT Sun Aug 23 2026/ .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.................109-114. * 24 hr trend..................3 degrees cooler. * Min Humidity....................16-25 pct. * 24 hr trend..................6 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..........8700 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Yuma.........South 10 knots. * Dispersion for Yuma.............Very good. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Partly cloudy. * Min Temperature.................83-88. * 24 hr trend..................3 degrees cooler. * Max Humidity....................53-70 pct. * 24 hr trend..................27 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Light and variable in the evening becoming southeast 5 to 15 mph after midnight. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............0 percent. .MONDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.................105-110. * 24 hr trend..................3 degrees cooler. * Min Humidity....................22-26 pct. * 24 hr trend..................5 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southeast 10 to 20 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............0 percent. * Mixing Height for Yuma..........8100 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Yuma.........South 9 knots. * Dispersion for Yuma.............Very good. .EXTENDED... .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 83-90. Highs 109-114. West winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 85-90. Highs 110-115. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 84-89. Highs 110-115. South winds 5 to 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 85-90. Highs 111-116. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 85-90. Highs 111-116. $$ AZZ133-232000- Southern Gila County/Tonto National Forest Foothills- Southern Tonto NF/West San Carlos BIA/South Portion Ft Apache BIA/ CAZ- 1250 AM MST Sun Aug 23 2026 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.................93-108. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................14-21 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming southwest in the afternoon. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 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...............13 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. * Min Temperature.................66-83. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................45-57 pct. * 24 hr trend..................7 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..North 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 5 to 15 mph in the evening becoming north after midnight. * Chance of Precip................10 percent in the evening becoming 0 percent after midnight. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............12 percent. .MONDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.................92-106. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................18-26 pct. * 24 hr trend..................4 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northeast 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. .EXTENDED... .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 66-84. Highs 94-109. North winds 5 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 66-85. Highs 94-110. North winds 5 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 67-85. Highs 95-110. North winds 5 to 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 68-86. Highs 95-111. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 69-86. Highs 95-111. $$ CAZ232-232000- Imperial County And Eastern Riverside County- 1250 AM PDT Sun Aug 23 2026 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................104-114. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................13-21 pct. * 24 hr trend..................3 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 10 to 20 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............0 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear. * Min Temperature.................82-88. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................42-72 pct. * 24 hr trend..................26 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Light and variable in the evening becoming south 5 to 15 mph after midnight. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............0 percent. .MONDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.................101-110. * 24 hr trend..................4 degrees cooler. * Min Humidity....................19-26 pct. * 24 hr trend..................6 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 10 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............0 percent. .EXTENDED... .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 83-91. Highs 104-113. West winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 85-91. Highs 105-115. West winds 5 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 85-91. Highs 105-115. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 85-92. Highs 106-116. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 85-92. Highs 106-116. $$ CAZ230-232000- Joshua Tree National Park- 1250 AM PDT Sun Aug 23 2026 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................95-109. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................12-17 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 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...............0 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear. * Min Temperature.................73-86. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................31-45 pct. * 24 hr trend..................8 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 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. .MONDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. * Max Temperature.................92-105. * 24 hr trend..................4 degrees cooler. * Min Humidity....................18-24 pct. * 24 hr trend..................6 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 10 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip................10 percent in the morning becoming 0 percent in the afternoon. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............2 percent. .EXTENDED... .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 72-87. Highs 94-107. West winds 5 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 74-87. Highs 95-109. West winds 5 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 74-87. Highs 95-109. West winds 5 to 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 74-87. Highs 96-109. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 74-87. Highs 97-110. $$ .8 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK...Sunday August 30th through Tuesday September 1st: Above normal temperatures and near median precipitation.