Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Phoenix, AZ

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Southwest and South-Central
Arizona and Southeast California
National Weather Service Phoenix AZ
100 PM MST Mon Aug 31 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Lingering light showers will persist across the far eastern
districts through early this afternoon with scattered showers and
storms across portions of southwest Arizona through early this
evening. Drier conditions will move in beginning Tuesday with rain
chances mostly ending through midweek. Expect MinRHs of 15-25%
across the western districts to 35-50% over the eastern districts
today before falling back to 15-25% areawide by Wednesday.
Temperatures will range from around normal over western districts
to slightly below normal over the eastern districts.

...Thunderstorms imply gusty winds...

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

AZZ132-010800-
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-
100 PM MST Mon Aug 31 2026

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear. Slight chance of
  showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
* Min Temperature.................73-83.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................47-78 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southeast 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 10 to 15 mph.
* Chance of Precip................20 percent in the evening
  becoming 0 percent after midnight.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................20 percent west portion...0
  percent east portion.
* Chance of Thunder...............21 percent.

.TUESDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................97-104.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................19-30 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................10 pct drier.
* 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...............4 percent.
* Mixing Height for Phoenix.......9500 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Phoenix......Southwest 7 knots.
* Dispersion for Phoenix..........Good.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.................75-85.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................33-64 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................14 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 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...............4 percent.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................97-103.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................19-29 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 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...............3 percent.
* Mixing Height for Phoenix.......11300 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Phoenix......Southwest 13 knots.
* Dispersion for Phoenix..........Excellent.


.EXTENDED...
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear with slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 75-85. Highs 96-103. South winds 5 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows 74-84. Highs 94-101. South winds 10 to
20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows 73-83. Highs 91-97. Southeast winds
5 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 73-83. Highs 93-100.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 75-85. Highs 96-103.

$$

AZZ131-CAZ231-010800-
Yuma/Martinez Lake and Vicinity/Lower Colorado River Valley AZ-
Lower Colorado River Valley CA-
100 PM MST Mon Aug 31 2026 /100 PM PDT Mon Aug 31 2026/

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.................78-83.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees cooler.
* Max Humidity....................34-50 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................13 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 15 to 25 mph.
* Chance of Precip................10 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............9 percent.

.TUESDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................101-106.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................15-20 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................5 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 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..........10600 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Yuma.........Southwest 8 knots.
* Dispersion for Yuma.............Very good.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.................76-81.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................28-41 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................7 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 20 to 30 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............3 percent.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................100-105.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................15-22 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 20 to 30 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............1 percent.
* Mixing Height for Yuma..........9500 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Yuma.........Southwest 7 knots.
* Dispersion for Yuma.............Good.


.EXTENDED...
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 76-83. Highs 99-104. South winds
10 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear with slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 77-83. Highs 98-103. South winds 15 to
25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 74-82. Highs 93-98. South winds 10 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows 74-81. Highs 94-99.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers. Lows
76-84. Highs 98-103.

$$

AZZ133-010800-
Southern Gila County/Tonto National Forest Foothills-
Southern Tonto NF/West San Carlos BIA/South Portion Ft Apache BIA/
CAZ-
100 PM MST Mon Aug 31 2026

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.................60-75.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................66-86 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................4 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 10 mph in the
  evening becoming northeast after midnight.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 5 to 15 mph.
* Chance of Precip................10 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............9 percent.

.TUESDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................83-97.
*    24 hr trend..................6 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................27-40 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................12 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Light and variable in the morning
  becoming west 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............5 percent.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.................61-76.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................55-74 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................10 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 10 mph in the evening
  becoming mostly downslope/downvalley after midnight.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Light and variable in the evening
  becoming southwest 5 to 15 mph after midnight.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............3 percent.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................84-99.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................24-35 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................4 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 10 mph in the morning
  becoming west 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 10 to 20 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............3 percent.


.EXTENDED...
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear with chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 62-77. Highs 84-98. South winds 5 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows 62-77. Highs 81-95. South winds 5 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 62-76. Highs 82-95. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 62-77. Highs 84-98.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 63-79. Highs 87-101.

$$

CAZ232-010800-
Imperial County And Eastern Riverside County-
100 PM PDT Mon Aug 31 2026

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................74-81.
*    24 hr trend..................4 degrees cooler.
* Max Humidity....................29-42 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 20 to 30 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............1 percent.

.TUESDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................95-106.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................12-18 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................3 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 20 to 30 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............1 percent.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.................74-80.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max 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 25 to 35 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............1 percent.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................94-104.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................11-19 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 25 to 35 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............0 percent.


.EXTENDED...
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 72-80. Highs 94-104. Southwest
winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 74-81. Highs 94-104. Southwest winds
10 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows 73-81. Highs 88-97. South winds
5 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows 73-81. Highs 87-96.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 75-84. Highs 92-101.

$$

CAZ230-010800-
Joshua Tree National Park-
100 PM PDT Mon Aug 31 2026

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................61-75.
*    24 hr trend..................4 degrees cooler.
* Max Humidity....................28-36 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................4 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 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...............0 percent.

.TUESDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................82-99.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................12-18 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................4 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 25 to 35 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............0 percent.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.................59-74.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................24-31 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................5 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 30 to 40 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............0 percent.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................82-97.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................10-15 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................3 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 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...............0 percent.


.EXTENDED...
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 58-75. Highs 82-97. Southwest winds 10 to
20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 59-77. Highs 82-97. Southwest winds
10 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows 61-77. Highs 78-91. South winds
5 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows 61-77. Highs 77-90.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 64-80. Highs 82-95.

$$

.8 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK...Tuesday September 8th through Thursday
September 10th: Near normal temperatures and above median
precipitation.