Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Southwest and South-Central
Arizona and Southeast California
National Weather Service Phoenix AZ
116 AM MST Sun Aug 24 2025

.DISCUSSION...
Above normal temperatures today will quickly cool Monday into
Tuesday as moisture and rain chances increase. Thunderstorm
chances are likely to be focused more across southwest Arizona
today before expanding into southeast California and south-central
Arizona on Monday with strong gusty winds being a concern.
Wetting rain chances will also increase to between 30-50% areawide
for Monday and Tuesday with localized heavy rainfall possible.
Afternoon MinRHs will continue to improve from around 20% today to
30% by Tuesday.

...Thunderstorms imply gusty winds...

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

AZZ132-242030-
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-
116 AM MST Sun Aug 24 2025

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. Slight chance of
  showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature.................104-111.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................18-23 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southeast 5 to 10 mph in the
  morning becoming southwest in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Southeast 5 to 15 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent in the morning becoming
  30 percent in the afternoon.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............25 percent.
* Mixing Height for Phoenix.......12400 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Phoenix......South 5 knots.
* Dispersion for Phoenix..........Good.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Partly cloudy. Patchy blowing
  dust in the evening. Chance of showers in the evening. slight
  chance of thunderstorms . slight chance of showers after
  midnight.
* Min Temperature.................81-91.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................43-55 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................4 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 10 mph in the evening
  becoming south after midnight.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 5 to 15 mph in the evening
  becoming light and variable after midnight.
* Chance of Precip................30 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................20 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............26 percent.

.MONDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Partly sunny. Chance of showers
  in the morning. slight chance of thunderstorms . showers likely
  in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature.................100-106.
*    24 hr trend..................5 degrees cooler.
* Min Humidity....................22-31 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................6 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Light and variable in the morning
  becoming southeast 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
* Chance of Precip................50 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................30 percent west portion...10
  percent east portion.
* Chance of Thunder...............28 percent.
* Mixing Height for Phoenix.......8900 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Phoenix......West 10 knots.
* Dispersion for Phoenix..........Very good.


.EXTENDED...
.TUESDAY...Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows
75-85. Highs 94-101. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows 75-85. Highs 92-100. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 76-86. Highs 95-103. Southwest
winds 5 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 75-85. Highs 97-104.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 75-85. Highs 98-104.

$$

AZZ131-CAZ231-242030-
Yuma/Martinez Lake and Vicinity/Lower Colorado River Valley AZ-
Lower Colorado River Valley CA-
116 AM MST Sun Aug 24 2025 /116 AM PDT Sun Aug 24 2025/

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. Slight chance of
  showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature.................106-111.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................18-23 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 10 to 15 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent in the morning becoming
  20 percent in the afternoon.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............17 percent.
* Mixing Height for Yuma..........10100 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Yuma.........South 9 knots.
* Dispersion for Yuma.............Very good.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Partly cloudy. Slight chance of
  thunderstorms in the evening. slight chance of showers .
* Min Temperature.................81-86.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................48-65 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................4 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 5 to 15 mph.
* Chance of Precip................20 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............17 percent.

.MONDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Partly sunny. Chance of showers
  in the morning becoming showers likely and slight chance of
  thunderstorms in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature.................101-106.
*    24 hr trend..................6 degrees cooler.
* Min Humidity....................25-34 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................9 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Light and variable in the morning
  becoming southeast 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
* Chance of Precip................60 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................30 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............23 percent.
* Mixing Height for Yuma..........2600 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Yuma.........Southeast 10 knots.
* Dispersion for Yuma.............Fair.


.EXTENDED...
.TUESDAY...Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows
77-85. Highs 98-103. South winds 5 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 77-83. Highs 98-103. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 74-82. Highs 100-105. Southwest
winds 5 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 74-81. Highs 100-105.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 74-80. Highs 100-105.

$$

AZZ133-242030-
Southern Gila County/Tonto National Forest Foothills-
Southern Tonto NF/West San Carlos BIA/South Portion Ft Apache BIA/
CAZ-
116 AM MST Sun Aug 24 2025

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. Slight chance of
  showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature.................90-106.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................14-21 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................3 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southeast 5 to 10 mph in the
  morning becoming south in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 5 to 15 mph in the morning
  becoming light and variable in the afternoon.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent in the morning becoming
  20 percent in the afternoon.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............16 percent.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Partly cloudy. Slight chance of
  showers and thunderstorms .
* Min Temperature.................67-82.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................36-48 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..North 5 to 10 mph in the evening
  becoming northeast after midnight.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 10 to 15 mph.
* Chance of Precip................20 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............17 percent.

.MONDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Partly sunny. Chance of showers
  and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature.................89-103.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees cooler.
* Min Humidity....................19-29 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................7 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southeast 5 to 10 mph in the
  morning becoming southwest in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 5 to 15 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent in the morning becoming
  30 percent in the afternoon.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............27 percent.


.EXTENDED...
.TUESDAY...Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows
62-79. Highs 83-96. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 61-78. Highs 81-95. South winds 5 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 59-78. Highs 82-97. West winds 5 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 59-77. Highs 84-99.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear with slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 60-78. Highs 85-100.

$$

CAZ232-242030-
Imperial County And Eastern Riverside County-
116 AM PDT Sun Aug 24 2025

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. Slight chance of
  showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature.................101-111.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................15-25 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 10 to 15 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent in the morning becoming
  20 percent in the afternoon.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............16 percent.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear. Slight chance of
  showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
* Min Temperature.................82-87.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................38-67 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 10 to 15 mph.
* Chance of Precip................10 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............13 percent.

.MONDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Partly sunny. Slight chance of
  showers in the morning becoming showers likely and slight chance
  of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature.................98-107.
*    24 hr trend..................4 degrees cooler.
* Min Humidity....................21-32 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................6 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 10 to 15 mph.
* Chance of Precip................60 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................30 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............19 percent.


.EXTENDED...
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows 78-86. Highs 95-103. South winds 5 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 78-83. Highs 94-103. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 76-83. Highs 95-104. West winds
5 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 75-81. Highs 95-104.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 75-82. Highs 95-105.

$$

CAZ230-242030-
Joshua Tree National Park-
116 AM PDT Sun Aug 24 2025

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. Slight chance of
  showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature.................91-106.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................15-24 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................3 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..South 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 10 to 15 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent in the morning becoming
  20 percent in the afternoon.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............18 percent.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear. Slight chance of
  thunderstorms in the evening. slight chance of showers .
* Min Temperature.................72-84.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................33-42 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 10 to 20 mph.
* Chance of Precip................10 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............10 percent.

.MONDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny in the morning
  becoming mostly cloudy in the afternoon. Slight chance of showers
  in the morning becoming showers likely and slight chance of
  thunderstorms in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature.................88-102.
*    24 hr trend..................3 degrees cooler.
* Min Humidity....................21-29 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................5 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............South 10 to 15 mph.
* Chance of Precip................60 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* Chance of Thunder...............15 percent.


.EXTENDED...
.TUESDAY...Showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms.
Lows 67-82. Highs 84-97. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 67-78. Highs 84-96. Southwest winds 5 to
15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 66-78. Highs 85-98. West winds
5 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 66-76. Highs 85-98.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 66-76. Highs 86-99.

$$

.8 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK...Sunday August 31st through Tuesday
September 2nd: Near normal temperatures and near median
precipitation.