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
1209 AM MST Tue Sep 1 2026

.DISCUSSION...
After abundant wetting rainfall across southcentral AZ, drier
conditions will move in to the region beginning today with rain
chances falling below 10%. Expect MinRHs of 15-25% across the
western districts to 30-50% over the eastern districts both today
and Wednesday. Overnight recovery will range from poor across SE
California to good across south-central AZ. Temperatures will
remain near to below normal through mid-week.

...Thunderstorms imply gusty winds...

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

AZZ132-011915-
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-
1209 AM MST Tue Sep 1 2026

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................95-103.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................22-32 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................9 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southeast 5 to 10 mph in the
  morning becoming southwest 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...............5 percent.
* Mixing Height for Phoenix.......10200 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Phoenix......Southwest 7 knots.
* Dispersion for Phoenix..........Very good.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.................75-85.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................39-69 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................11 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...............3 percent.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................96-102.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................19-31 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH 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...............2 percent.
* Mixing Height for Phoenix.......11500 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 74-84. Highs 95-102. South winds 5 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear with slight chance of showers and
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 74-84. Highs 92-99. Southwest winds
5 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 74-84. Highs 94-101.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 76-86. Highs 96-103.

$$

AZZ131-CAZ231-011915-
Yuma/Martinez Lake and Vicinity/Lower Colorado River Valley AZ-
Lower Colorado River Valley CA-
1209 AM MST Tue Sep 1 2026 /1209 AM PDT Tue Sep 1 2026/

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................100-105.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................16-24 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................4 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..........11000 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Yuma.........Southwest 8 knots.
* Dispersion for Yuma.............Very good.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.................76-81.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................30-48 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................15 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...............2 percent.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................99-104.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................14-23 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* 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...............1 percent.
* Mixing Height for Yuma..........9800 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Yuma.........Southwest 7 knots.
* Dispersion for Yuma.............Very good.


.EXTENDED...
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 74-81. Highs 98-103. South winds
10 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 75-81. Highs 98-103. South winds
10 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows 75-81. Highs 94-99. South winds
5 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 75-82. Highs 96-101.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 77-83. Highs 98-103.

$$

AZZ133-011915-
Southern Gila County/Tonto National Forest Foothills-
Southern Tonto NF/West San Carlos BIA/South Portion Ft Apache BIA/
CAZ-
1209 AM MST Tue Sep 1 2026

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................83-97.
*    24 hr trend..................11 degrees warmer.
* Min Humidity....................28-40 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................20 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 5 to 15 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............1 percent.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.................61-76.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................57-76 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................7 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............Southwest 10 to 20 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............2 percent.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature.................83-97.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................26-38 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 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.


.EXTENDED...
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 61-76. Highs 82-96. South winds 5 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows 61-76. Highs 80-94. South winds 5 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 61-77. Highs 82-96. Southwest winds 5 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 63-78. Highs 84-99.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 63-79. Highs 86-100.

$$

CAZ232-011915-
Imperial County And Eastern Riverside County-
1209 AM PDT Tue Sep 1 2026

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................95-105.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................12-19 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................3 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 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.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear.
* Min Temperature.................74-81.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................23-35 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................8 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.................93-104.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................9-18 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...Clear. Lows 70-78. Highs 93-103. Southwest winds
10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 71-79. Highs 93-102. Southwest winds
10 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows 73-80. Highs 88-96. Southwest winds
5 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows 74-82. Highs 90-98.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 76-83. Highs 93-102.

$$

CAZ230-011915-
Joshua Tree National Park-
1209 AM PDT Tue Sep 1 2026

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................83-99.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................12-17 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................5 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 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.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................59-74.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................23-30 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................6 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....................8-13 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................4 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...............0 percent.


.EXTENDED...
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 57-73. Highs 82-97. Southwest winds 10 to
20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 57-74. Highs 81-96. Southwest winds
10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows 59-75. Highs 78-90. Southwest winds
5 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows 62-77. Highs 78-92.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 64-78. Highs 81-94.

$$

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