PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A First Alert Day is in effect today due to extreme heat and a 30% chance of thunderstorms in the Valley tonight.
The extreme heat First Alert days will remain in place through Saturday, Aug. 29.
Temperatures peaked at 113 degrees this afternoon, just one degree shy of the 114-degree record set in 2011. We are monitoring the conditions closely and will update you if we tie or break that record…