Valley residents will feel a brief cooldown this week. The National Weather Service predicts high temperatures in the high 80s to lower 90s in the early weekdays. It's temporary solace as the Arizona summer approaches.
Mark O’Malley is a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.
“Typically, the middle of May is when we start the heat season and by the end of May, our normal high temperatures are above 100 degrees, and then everybody knows June, July, August are the peak of the summer here," he said.
O’Malley says people going outside should not overexert themselves in hot conditions.
Metro Phoenix forecast from NWS
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 88. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.
Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 65. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 97. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 70. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 98. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 99. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 72. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
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