Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Phoenix, AZ
Issued by NWS Phoenix, AZ
523 FNUS55 KPSR 032213 FWFPSR Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Southwest and South-Central Arizona and Southeast California National Weather Service Phoenix AZ 313 PM MST Thu Apr 3 2025 .DISCUSSION... Well below normal temperatures and isolated to widely scattered showers will be possible through Friday. There is also a low chance (10-15%) for an isolated thunderstorm Friday afternoon and evening, mainly over the foothills and high terrain of southcentral AZ. Due to the isolated nature of the shower activity, the chances for wetting rainfall will remain low at less than 10%. A warming and drying trend will transpire through this weekend as MinRHs lower from 15-25% areawide Friday to around 10-15% Saturday-Sunday. Winds are expected to increase out of the northwest Friday and Saturday with afternoon gusts ranging from 20-30 mph, locally higher across the western districts. Note...Additional Fire Weather Forecast information can be found in the Area Forecast Discussion. See product PHXAFDPSR. AZZ132-041015- 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- 313 PM MST Thu Apr 3 2025 .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear. * Min Temperature.................44-54. * 24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer. * Max Humidity....................42-60 pct. * 24 hr trend..................12 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Light and variable in the evening becoming northwest 5 to 15 mph after midnight. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. .FRIDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. Chance of sprinkles in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.................67-75. * 24 hr trend..................5 degrees warmer. * Min Humidity....................11-20 pct. * 24 hr trend..................5 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 10 to 20 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Mixing Height for Phoenix.......8900 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Phoenix......West 11 knots. * Dispersion for Phoenix..........Very good. .FRIDAY NIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear. * Min Temperature.................46-56. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................27-55 pct. * 24 hr trend..................9 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............North 20 to 30 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. .SATURDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................74-80. * 24 hr trend..................6 degrees warmer. * Min Humidity....................9-13 pct. * 24 hr trend..................5 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..North 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............North 10 to 20 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Mixing Height for Phoenix.......11700 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Phoenix......Northwest 13 knots. * Dispersion for Phoenix..........Excellent. .EXTENDED... .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 50-60. Highs 77-84. Northeast winds 5 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows 51-61. Highs 83-89. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 54-65. Highs 87-94. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 58-68. Highs 91-97. .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 61-71. Highs 94-100. $$ AZZ131-CAZ231-041015- Yuma/Martinez Lake and Vicinity/Lower Colorado River Valley AZ- Lower Colorado River Valley CA- 313 PM MST Thu Apr 3 2025 /313 PM PDT Thu Apr 3 2025/ .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear. * Min Temperature.................44-49. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................46-74 pct. * 24 hr trend..................9 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 10 mph in the evening becoming northwest after midnight. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............North 15 to 25 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. .FRIDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................74-79. * 24 hr trend..................7 degrees warmer. * Min Humidity....................8-12 pct. * 24 hr trend..................9 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..North 10 to 20 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............North 20 to 30 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Mixing Height for Yuma..........16300 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Yuma.........North 20 knots. * Dispersion for Yuma.............Excellent. .FRIDAY NIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear. * Min Temperature.................48-54. * 24 hr trend..................5 degrees warmer. * Max Humidity....................22-44 pct. * 24 hr trend..................26 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............North 25 to 35 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. .SATURDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. Patchy blowing dust. * Max Temperature.................78-83. * 24 hr trend..................4 degrees warmer. * Min Humidity....................7-11 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..North 15 to 25 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............North 20 to 30 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Mixing Height for Yuma..........13200 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Yuma.........North 18 knots. * Dispersion for Yuma.............Excellent. .EXTENDED... .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 50-57. Highs 82-87. North winds 5 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 51-60. Highs 87-92. South winds 5 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 55-64. Highs 90-95. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 59-66. Highs 94-99. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 61-68. Highs 97-102. $$ AZZ133-041015- Southern Gila County/Tonto National Forest Foothills- Southern Tonto NF/West San Carlos BIA/South Portion Ft Apache BIA/ CAZ- 313 PM MST Thu Apr 3 2025 .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Partly cloudy in the evening becoming mostly cloudy after midnight. Chance of sprinkles in the evening. * Min Temperature.................34-46. * 24 hr trend..................4 degrees warmer. * Max Humidity....................47-63 pct. * 24 hr trend..................16 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..North 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 5 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip................20 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. .FRIDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Partly sunny. Chance of showers and slight chance of snow showers in the morning becoming slight chance of showers in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.................51-66. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................20-31 pct. * 24 hr trend..................4 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 5 to 15 mph. * Chance of Precip................20 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. .FRIDAY NIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Partly cloudy. * Min Temperature.................33-46. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................53-73 pct. * 24 hr trend..................7 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..North 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............North 10 to 20 mph in the evening becoming 20 to 30 mph after midnight. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. .SATURDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny in the morning becoming partly sunny in the afternoon. Chance of showers in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.................57-74. * 24 hr trend..................7 degrees warmer. * Min Humidity....................15-25 pct. * 24 hr trend..................6 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............North 15 to 25 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent in the morning becoming 10 percent in the afternoon. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. .EXTENDED... .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 33-53. Highs 62-77. Northeast winds 5 to 15 mph. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows 37-57. Highs 69-83. North winds 5 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 42-60. Highs 74-88. Northeast winds 5 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 46-64. Highs 79-92. .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 49-65. Highs 82-96. $$ CAZ232-041015- Imperial County And Eastern Riverside County- 313 PM PDT Thu Apr 3 2025 .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear. * Min Temperature.................46-53. * 24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer. * Max Humidity....................37-68 pct. * 24 hr trend..................10 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............North 15 to 25 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. .FRIDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................70-80. * 24 hr trend..................7 degrees warmer. * Min Humidity....................9-13 pct. * 24 hr trend..................9 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 10 to 20 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............North 20 to 30 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. .FRIDAY NIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear. * Min Temperature.................52-58. * 24 hr trend..................5 degrees warmer. * Max Humidity....................19-45 pct. * 24 hr trend..................21 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 10 to 20 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............North 25 to 35 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. .SATURDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. Patchy blowing dust. * Max Temperature.................74-83. * 24 hr trend..................4 degrees warmer. * Min Humidity....................7-11 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..North 15 to 25 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............North 20 to 30 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. .EXTENDED... .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 53-61. Highs 78-87. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 53-64. Highs 82-92. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 57-68. Highs 86-95. West winds 5 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 60-69. Highs 90-98. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 62-71. Highs 91-101. $$ CAZ230-041015- Joshua Tree National Park- 313 PM PDT Thu Apr 3 2025 .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear. * Min Temperature.................38-47. * 24 hr trend..................5 degrees warmer. * Max Humidity....................40-52 pct. * 24 hr trend..................16 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............North 15 to 25 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. .FRIDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................59-71. * 24 hr trend..................6 degrees warmer. * Min Humidity....................10-14 pct. * 24 hr trend..................8 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..North 15 to 25 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............North 20 to 30 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. .FRIDAY NIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Clear. * Min Temperature.................42-52. * 24 hr trend..................5 degrees warmer. * Max Humidity....................21-29 pct. * 24 hr trend..................21 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 10 to 20 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............North 25 to 35 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. .SATURDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Sunny. * Max Temperature.................62-75. * 24 hr trend..................4 degrees warmer. * Min Humidity....................8-12 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..North 15 to 25 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............North 25 to 35 mph in the morning becoming 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. .EXTENDED... .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 44-57. Highs 68-80. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 49-60. Highs 72-86. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 51-63. Highs 76-89. West winds 5 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 55-66. Highs 79-92. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 58-67. Highs 81-95. $$ .8 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK...Friday April 11th through Sunday April 13th: Above normal temperatures and below normal precipitation.