Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Phoenix, AZ
Issued by NWS Phoenix, AZ
938 FNUS55 KPSR 230818 FWFPSR Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Southwest and South-Central Arizona and Southeast California National Weather Service Phoenix AZ 118 AM MST Thu Jul 23 2026 .DISCUSSION... With temperatures warming above the seasonal normal, drier weather will prevail through Friday with only slight chances for isolated, short lived storms over mountains of eastern districts. Despite the drier weather, minimum humidity levels will only fall into a 10-25% range following fair to good overnight recovery of 30-60%. Winds will be seasonally light with limited afternoon gusts, and no expected thunderstorm outflows. ...Thunderstorms imply gusty winds... Note...Additional Fire Weather Forecast information can be found in the Area Forecast Discussion. See product PHXAFDPSR. AZZ132-232030- 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- 118 AM MST Thu Jul 23 2026 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.................106-114. * 24 hr trend..................5 degrees warmer. * Min Humidity....................18-22 pct. * 24 hr trend..................3 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..East 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming southeast 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...............3 percent. * Mixing Height for Phoenix.......11700 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Phoenix......South 6 knots. * Dispersion for Phoenix..........Very good. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear. * Min Temperature.................86-96. * 24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer. * Max Humidity....................36-45 pct. * 24 hr trend..................4 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph. * 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. .FRIDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.................109-115. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................16-20 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * 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...............1 percent. * Mixing Height for Phoenix.......13600 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Phoenix......West 5 knots. * Dispersion for Phoenix..........Good. .EXTENDED... .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 86-96. Highs 111-117. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 83-93. Highs 104-111. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 81-91. Highs 102-108. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 81-91. Highs 101-108. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 82-92. Highs 103-109. $$ AZZ131-CAZ231-232030- Yuma/Martinez Lake and Vicinity/Lower Colorado River Valley AZ- Lower Colorado River Valley CA- 118 AM MST Thu Jul 23 2026 /118 AM PDT Thu Jul 23 2026/ .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................110-115. * 24 hr trend..................4 degrees warmer. * Min Humidity....................16-20 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming south in the afternoon. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............East 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 Yuma..........11600 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Yuma.........South 5 knots. * Dispersion for Yuma.............Good. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear. * Min Temperature.................89-94. * 24 hr trend..................4 degrees warmer. * Max Humidity....................33-42 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southeast 5 to 15 mph in the evening becoming 15 to 25 mph after midnight. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............0 percent. .FRIDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.................112-117. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................15-19 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 20 to 30 mph in the morning becoming 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............0 percent. * Mixing Height for Yuma..........8900 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Yuma.........South 12 knots. * Dispersion for Yuma.............Excellent. .EXTENDED... .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 87-92. Highs 113-118. South winds 10 to 20 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 85-92. Highs 107-113. South winds 15 to 25 mph. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 83-88. Highs 106-111. South winds 10 to 20 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 83-88. Highs 105-110. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 84-89. Highs 106-111. $$ AZZ133-232030- Southern Gila County/Tonto National Forest Foothills- Southern Tonto NF/West San Carlos BIA/South Portion Ft Apache BIA/ CAZ- 118 AM MST Thu Jul 23 2026 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.................90-106. * 24 hr trend..................6 degrees warmer. * Min Humidity....................22-32 pct. * 24 hr trend..................8 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..East 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming southwest in the afternoon. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 5 to 15 mph in the morning becoming light and variable in the afternoon. * Chance of Precip................5 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............5 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear. * Min Temperature.................68-85. * 24 hr trend..................4 degrees warmer. * Max Humidity....................45-63 pct. * 24 hr trend..................13 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 10 mph in the evening becoming northeast after midnight. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Light and variable. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............4 percent. .FRIDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.................93-109. * 24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer. * Min Humidity....................18-26 pct. * 24 hr trend..................5 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming west in the afternoon. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Light and variable. * Chance of Precip................5 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............4 percent. .EXTENDED... .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 68-87. Highs 95-111. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows 67-86. Highs 91-106. West winds 5 to 15 mph. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 65-84. Highs 88-102. West winds 5 to 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 65-83. Highs 88-102. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 65-83. Highs 90-104. $$ CAZ232-232030- Imperial County And Eastern Riverside County- 118 AM PDT Thu Jul 23 2026 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.................106-116. * 24 hr trend..................5 degrees warmer. * Min Humidity....................15-21 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..North 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming south in the afternoon. * 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. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear. * Min Temperature.................89-94. * 24 hr trend..................4 degrees warmer. * Max Humidity....................28-44 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southeast 5 to 15 mph in the evening becoming 15 to 25 mph after midnight. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............0 percent. .FRIDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.................107-117. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................15-20 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH 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. .EXTENDED... .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 87-93. Highs 108-119. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 84-93. Highs 104-115. South winds 10 to 20 mph. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 84-90. Highs 102-113. South winds 10 to 20 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 84-89. Highs 102-112. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 84-89. Highs 102-112. $$ CAZ230-232030- Joshua Tree National Park- 118 AM PDT Thu Jul 23 2026 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.................96-109. * 24 hr trend..................4 degrees warmer. * Min Humidity....................17-23 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southeast 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southeast 10 to 20 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. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear. * Min Temperature.................79-90. * 24 hr trend..................4 degrees warmer. * Max Humidity....................30-38 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 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. .FRIDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.................97-111. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................15-21 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * 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... .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 78-89. Highs 99-112. West winds 5 to 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 76-89. Highs 96-109. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 75-87. Highs 94-107. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 74-86. Highs 93-106. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 74-86. Highs 93-106. $$ .8 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK...Thursday July 30th through Saturday August 1st: Above normal temperatures and near median precipitation.