Mostly clear skies are forecast for the week. Photo by Raquel Hendrickson

The National Weather Service is forecasting another week in the 70s for Maricopa, with highs even knocking on the door of 80 degrees.

Today, the high will be around 76 with mostly sunny skies. Expect partly cloudy skies tonight and a low around 49.

Monday looks to be mostly sunny with a high near 72 and winds from the south at 5-10 mph. The night will bring partly cloudy skies and another low of 49.

Tuesday‘s forecast calls for mostly sunny skies and a high of 73. The nighttime low will be around 48 under partly cloudy skies.

Wednesday will be mostly sunny with a high of 75. Overnight the low will be around 49  and the skies will remain mostly clear.

Thursday is expected to warm up to 80 degrees and be mostly sunny. The nighttime low will be around 53 degrees and partly cloudy.

Friday also is forecast to have a high near 80 and mostly sunny skies. Overnight, the low will be around 51.

Saturday will stay in the warm range, with an expected high of 77 degrees.

Raquel Hendrickson
Raquel, a.k.a. Rocky, is a sixth-generation Arizonan who spent her formative years in the Missouri Ozarks. After attending Temple University in Philadelphia, she earned a bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University and has been in the newspaper business since 1990. She has been a sports editor, general-assignment reporter, business editor, arts & entertainment editor, education reporter, government reporter and managing editor. After 16 years in the Verde Valley-Sedona, she moved to Maricopa in 2014. She loves the outdoors, the arts, great books and all kinds of animals.