NWS Forecast Office Phoenix, AZ

Afternoon high temperatures will remain in an above normal category through Saturday, hovering near 100°F for the typically warmer lower desert locales. A weak weather disturbance will lift north of the region today, resulting in fairly widespread breezy conditions, before winds return to more seasonal levels through the remainder of the work week. A more potent weather system will dive south into the Interior West this weekend, increasing winds regionwide and likely leading to elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions. Temperatures will also cool closer to seasonal levels by Sunday as a result, with afternoon highs likely around 90-95°F across the lower deserts into early next week.