Temperatures to drop mid-week in Maricopa

Comfortably warm temperatures will take a mid-week dip, but the sun will prevail in Maricopa.

Today will be look like the weekend, with a high near 85 degrees under sunny skies, according to the National Weather Service. Tonight will be clear and the low will be around 52 degrees.

Tuesday is expected to be sunny and even warmer with a high near 87. The overnight low will be around 54 and the skies will be partly cloudy.

Wednesday’s forecast is for mostly sunny skies and a high near 85. But things begin to shift overnight. The low will be around 54 and winds will increase form 5-10 mph to 15-20 mph after midnight and could gust as high as 25 mph.

Thursday calls for sunny skies but a high of just 68. Winds will continue to gust up to 25 mph. The overnight low will be around 42 degrees with winds continuing under mostly clear skies.

Friday’s forecast is for more sun and a high near 67. Winds are expected to ease off to 5 mph. The nighttime low will be around 41.

The weekend is expected to find temperatures returning to the 70s and 80s.