Thermometers will display into the 80s this week as the sun will shine most of the time, according to the National Weather Service. Light sprinkles and showers are possible Wednesday and Thursday.

Today is sunny with a high near 82. Tonight will be clear, with a low around 53.

Tuesday expect sunny skies with a high near 84. Tuesday night will become partly cloudy with a low around 55.

Wednesday is expected to be mostly sunny with a high near 81 and breezes 5-15 mph. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Wednesday night will have a chance of sprinkles with a slight chance of showers before 11 p.m., then a slight chance of showers after 11 p.m. with a low around 50. Winds of 5-15 mph may gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent.

Thursday a chance of sprinkles is expected between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., then a slight chance of showers after 2 p.m. The day will be mostly sunny with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 10 percent. Thursday night will be partly cloudy with a low around 46.

Friday sunny skies will return with a high near 73. Friday night will be mostly clear with a low around 48.

The weekend will remain mostly sunny with a high near 76.

 

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.