High pressure is expected to keep daily temperatures above 80 degrees for the near future, but the unseasonable heat doesn’t mean summer will come early.
Phoenix’s earliest 90 degree day on record was Feb. 24, 1986. That could change as soon as Wednesday, and record-high temperatures are forecasted for the next three days, said Jessica Nolte, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Phoenix.
“Just because we’re seeing temperatures this warm right now in the month of February doesn’t necessarily correlate to our summer being that much more warmer or onsetting that much sooner,” Nolte said.
Pacific air may bring some cloud cover later this week, Nolte said. But the chance of rain remains unlikely through the end of next week.
Colder air or wind is needed to clear Valley skies of the hazy brown cloud visible during morning commutes, Nolte said.
