Photo by Kyle Norby

A cloudy weekend is expected this weekend in Maricopa leading up to a possibly wet Christmas Eve.

Today is sunny with a high near 66. The night is expected to also be clear with a low temperature of 36.

Saturday, there will be increasing clouds throughout the day, but the high will be near 70. The overnight low will be around 41 under cloudy skies.

Sunday is forecast to be mostly cloudy with high near 71. The night, too, is likely to be cloudy as the low temperature is likely to be around 45.

Monday and Tuesday are predicted to have precipitation, with the likelihood ranging from 40% to 50%, but the sun is expected to return for Christmas Day.

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.