On a clear day, construction continues on the fire administration building off Edison Road. Photo by Kyle Norby

The National Weather Service is predicting a mostly sunny weekend for Maricopa with high temperatures in the low 70s.

Today is sunny with a high near 67 and increasing clouds. The evening should see a low around 40.

Friday is forecast to be mostly sunny with a high of 72. The night will likely be mostly clear wit the low around 40.

Saturday also has the likelihood of being sunny all day as the high hits 72. The overnight low will be around 40 again.

Sunday is predicted to mostly sunny with a high near 74 while the night switches to mostly cloudy with a low of 44.

President’s Day is forecast to have a daytime high of 74 under mostly cloudy skies and clouds starting to clear off overnight with a low of 42 and breezy conditions.

Partly cloudy is the theme for the rest of the week from this distance.