The Brief
- Phoenix will experience dry, warm weather tonight with lows in the upper 80s, followed by slightly above-average temperatures around 109 degrees on Monday.
- Monsoon showers and storms are expected daily in Arizona’s mountain terrain from Monday to Friday, with the potential for heavy rainfall and flash floods mid-week.
- An extreme heat alert is in effect for the Grand Canyon until Wednesday, and smoke from wildfires in the area is causing moderate air quality across much of the state.
PHOENIX – Tonight will be dry and warm in the Valley, with overnight lows falling into the upper 80s. Showers and thunderstorms in the mountain terrain will end by around 6 PM near Flagstaff, and by around 10 PM in southeastern Arizona.
We will see slightly above average temperatures in the Phoenix area on Monday, with a high temperature around 109 degrees. Skies will be mostly sunny, and we may see increasing cloud cover during the evening, along with occasional strong wind gusts during the evening from nearby storms in the mountains. A few showers may be able to pop up in the outskirts of the Valley.
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