Hot temperatures highlight this week’s weather in Maricopa. The excessive heat warning issued by the National Weather Service will stay in effect through Friday and a hot weekend ahead.
Today, it will be sunny and hot with a high near 111. South wind 5-10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. The overnight weather will remain clear with a low around 78. West wind 5-10 mph.
Thursday will be sunny and hot with a high near 114. Breezy with a south wind 5-15 mph becoming west-northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. The overnight weather with remain mostly clear with a low around 80, breezy and a west wind 5-15 mph.
Friday is also forecasted to be sunny and hot with a high near 114. Breezy with a south-southwest wind 5-15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. The overnight weather with remain clear with a low around 81. Breezy, with a west wind 5-15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
More of the same Saturday, sunny and hot with a high near 112. Breezy, with a south-southwest wind 5-15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. In the evening, mostly clear with a low around 79, breezy with a west wind 5-15 mph and gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday? You guessed it: Sunny and hot with a high near 112. Southwest wind 5-10 mph becoming west-northwest in the afternoon. In the evening, it will be mostly clear with a low around 8 mph with withs west-southwest of 5-10 mph.
The excessive heat warning issued by the National Weather Service will stay in effect through Monday.
Residents are urged to beat the heat with these essential tips when outdoors.

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