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Last Map Update: Wed, Mar 4, 2026 at 10:16:25 am MST

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Winter Weather Advisory

Wind Advisory

Gradual Cooldown This Week

Breezy Conditions Ahead

6-10 Day Outlook

February Climate Summary

Warmest Winter on Record

Temperatures will gradually cooldown through the week as the weather pattern shifts away from high pressure ridging to low pressure troughing. This shift will also bring some breezier conditions, especially on Thursday. Going into the weekend temperatures will increase slightly.

Incoming weather system will bring an increase of winds, resulting in a Wind Advisory being issued for Thursday in the western portion of the region, as peak wind gusts are expected to be between 35-45 MPH. The Advisory will start Thursday 7AM PST and go through Thursday 6PM PST.

The Climate Prediction Center's (CPC) 6-10 day outlook has put the region under leaning above normal temperatures and leaning above normal precipitation, for March 9th - March 13th, 2026.

This was the warmest February on record for Phoenix and El Centro and Yuma recorded the 5th warmest February on record. Mean temperatures at all 3 climate sites were between 6 to 8 degrees above the monthly average.

It was officially the warmest meteorological winter (Dec-Feb) on record in Phoenix with an average temperature of 64.0 degrees. This shatters the previous record of 61.3 degrees set last winter.