Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Phoenix, AZ
Issued by NWS Phoenix, AZ
435 FNUS55 KPSR 022102 FWFPSR Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Southwest and South-Central Arizona and Southeast California National Weather Service Phoenix AZ 202 PM MST Fri Jan 2 2026 .DISCUSSION... Rain chances will come to an end today with dry conditions expected to prevail through this weekend. Despite the drying trend, low level moisture will remain elevated with minimum humidity falling to around 40-60% each afternoon following excellent overnight recovery near 95-100%. Winds should remain at or below 10 mph and will follow typical diurnal tendencies. Note...Additional Fire Weather Forecast information can be found in the Area Forecast Discussion. See product PHXAFDPSR. AZZ132-030915- 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- 202 PM MST Fri Jan 2 2026 .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear. * Min Temperature.................48-58. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................89-100 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Light and variable in the evening becoming northeast 5 to 10 mph after midnight. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 10 to 20 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............0 percent. .SATURDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Partly sunny. * Max Temperature.................68-73. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................45-58 pct. * 24 hr trend..................13 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming south in the afternoon. * 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. * Mixing Height for Phoenix.......3400 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Phoenix......Southeast 2 knots. * Dispersion for Phoenix..........Poor. .SATURDAY NIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly cloudy in the evening becoming partly cloudy after midnight. * Min Temperature.................48-58. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................84-100 pct. * 24 hr trend..................3 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Light and variable in the evening becoming mostly downslope/downvalley after midnight. * 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. .SUNDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.................68-74. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................47-55 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............Southwest 20 to 30 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............0 percent. * Mixing Height for Phoenix.......4600 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Phoenix......South 3 knots. * Dispersion for Phoenix..........Marginal. .EXTENDED... .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 47-57. Highs 65-71. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with slight chance of showers. Lows 46-56. Highs 64-69. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers. Lows 43-53. Highs 60-66. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers. Lows 37-48. Highs 58-65. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 34-44. Highs 57-64. $$ AZZ131-CAZ231-030915- Yuma/Martinez Lake and Vicinity/Lower Colorado River Valley AZ- Lower Colorado River Valley CA- 202 PM MST Fri Jan 2 2026 /102 PM PST Fri Jan 2 2026/ .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Partly cloudy. * Min Temperature.................50-55. * 24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer. * Max Humidity....................95-100 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..North 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. .SATURDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. * Max Temperature.................68-73. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................56-67 pct. * 24 hr trend..................5 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..North 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming west in the afternoon. * 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. * Mixing Height for Yuma..........3200 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Yuma.........Southwest 4 knots. * Dispersion for Yuma.............Marginal. .SATURDAY NIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Partly cloudy. * Min Temperature.................49-54. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................96-100 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 10 mph in the evening becoming southeast after midnight. * 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. .SUNDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.................70-75. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................49-57 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 25 to 35 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............0 percent. * Mixing Height for Yuma..........4300 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Yuma.........South 8 knots. * Dispersion for Yuma.............Fair. .EXTENDED... .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 46-54. Highs 67-72. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers. Lows 45-53. Highs 65-70. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers. Lows 43-50. Highs 63-68. West winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 38-48. Highs 62-67. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 35-45. Highs 60-65. $$ AZZ133-030915- Southern Gila County/Tonto National Forest Foothills- Southern Tonto NF/West San Carlos BIA/South Portion Ft Apache BIA/ CAZ- 202 PM MST Fri Jan 2 2026 .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear. * Min Temperature.................34-49. * 24 hr trend..................6 degrees cooler. * Max Humidity....................86-100 pct. * 24 hr trend..................4 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northeast 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 10 to 20 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............0 percent. .SATURDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.................58-69. * 24 hr trend..................3 degrees warmer. * Min Humidity....................41-53 pct. * 24 hr trend..................24 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..East 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming southeast 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...............0 percent. .SATURDAY NIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly cloudy in the evening becoming partly cloudy after midnight. * Min Temperature.................38-50. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................67-94 pct. * 24 hr trend..................16 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..East 5 to 10 mph in the evening becoming mostly downslope/downvalley after midnight. * 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. .SUNDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.................57-69. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................44-56 pct. * 24 hr trend..................3 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..East 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming southwest in the afternoon. * 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... .MONDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers. Lows 36-51. Highs 54-66. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers. Lows 35-51. Highs 54-65. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers. Lows 33-49. Highs 47-60. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers. Lows 25-46. Highs 44-57. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and snow showers. Lows 23-39. Highs 44-57. $$ CAZ232-030915- Imperial County And Eastern Riverside County- 102 PM PST Fri Jan 2 2026 .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Partly cloudy. * Min Temperature.................50-57. * 24 hr trend..................4 degrees warmer. * Max Humidity....................85-100 pct. * 24 hr trend..................5 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 10 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. .SATURDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly cloudy. * Max Temperature.................64-72. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................54-73 pct. * 24 hr trend..................5 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Light and variable in the morning becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. * 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. .SATURDAY NIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Partly cloudy. * Min Temperature.................50-56. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................82-100 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...............0 percent. .SUNDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.................65-75. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................45-63 pct. * 24 hr trend..................11 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. .EXTENDED... .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 47-55. Highs 62-71. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers. Lows 46-54. Highs 60-69. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers. Lows 44-52. Highs 60-69. West winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 40-50. Highs 57-67. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 39-47. Highs 56-65. $$ CAZ230-030915- Joshua Tree National Park- 102 PM PST Fri Jan 2 2026 .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Partly cloudy in the evening becoming mostly cloudy after midnight. * Min Temperature.................44-51. * 24 hr trend..................5 degrees warmer. * Max Humidity....................87-100 pct. * 24 hr trend..................5 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...............0 percent. .SATURDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly cloudy. * Max Temperature.................53-65. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................61-79 pct. * 24 hr trend..................4 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 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. .SATURDAY NIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Partly cloudy. * Min Temperature.................43-50. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................84-100 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...............0 percent. .SUNDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Partly sunny. * Max Temperature.................53-67. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................48-71 pct. * 24 hr trend..................9 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southwest 30 to 40 mph. * Chance of Precip................10 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............0 percent. .EXTENDED... .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 38-48. Highs 52-64. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers. Lows 37-46. Highs 51-61. West winds 5 to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers. Lows 35-46. Highs 50-62. West winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 32-44. Highs 47-59. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 31-40. Highs 46-57. $$ .8 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK...Saturday January 10th through Monday January 12th: Near normal temperatures and near median precipitation.