Maricopa is likely to see more sun than clouds this weekend. Photo by Raquel Hendrickson

Keep the sunscreen handy. A sunny and hot weekend is predicted for Maricopa.

After a rather wet week, the National Weather Service has forecast sunny skies for the next few days.

Today topped out at 103 under mostly sunny skies. Tonight, the skies will remain mostly clear, and the low will be around 81.

Saturday, the high is expected to be around 105 under sunny skies, with little breeze. Overnight, the skies will be mostly clear, and the low will be around 80.

Sunday is more of the same. The sunny skies will be accompanied by 106-degree temperatures during the day. The nighttime low will be around 82. Winds will increase to about 10 mph.

Next week will start out much the same. It may be Wednesday before a hint of rain returns to the forecast.