Temperatures are climbing after a cool start to the month. The first triple digit day of the year is anticipated to come on Thursday.
That would be early compared to the average, as Phoenix generally does not hit 100 degrees until early May.
Mark O’Malley is with the National Weather Service in Phoenix.
"It is very likely at Sky Harbor Harbor, 100 degrees will occur again on Friday and possible again on Saturday. And these would also be records for the date," he said.
O’Malley says temperatures are expected to dip a little again early next week.
Metro Phoenix forecast
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 96 and a low around 65.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 99 and a low around 67.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 100 and a low around 68.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 100 and a low around 70. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 92 and a low around 65.
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