PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Look for sunny skies and near record heat in Phoenix today, with weather changes on tap for later this week.
Clear skies, light winds and a forecast high of 85 can be expected in the Valley to start the new week. That’s just one degree shy of the record of 86 degrees for today’s date and 15 degrees above normal for this time of year.
A strong ridge of high pressure is controlling our weather pattern, but that ridge weakens slightly the next few days as an area of low pressure moves by to our south. This will bring high clouds Tuesday and Wednesday. Temperatures will also lower slightly to the low 80s Tuesday and upper 70s Wednesday…