Phoenix area will be warm through Tuesday; rain, 60s expected midweek

A bout of unusually warm           when the high is predicted to
temperatures should remain in      drop to near 65. The lower
the Phoenix area until             temperatures and possibility
Wednesday night, when a            of rain are thanks to a storm
chance of rain will precede a      system that will move into
high near 65 Thursday,             the western part of the state
according to the National          Wednesday afternoon, McLane
Weather Service.                   said.
The predicted warm weather         The chance of rain is a
would continue the above-          departure from what is normal
average-high temperatures          for this time of year, as
experienced in the Valley          seen in the Valley's recent
during the weekend, weather        dry pattern. But the rain is
service meteorologist Mike         more likely to affect higher
McLane said. Sunday surged to      terrain in the Valley and
80 degrees, surpassing             northeast Maricopa County.
Saturday's high of 79. The         Friday's chance of rain
average high for this time of      should be slight, while the
year is 71, McLane said.           high is predicted to increase
Monday's and Tuesday's highs       to about 67. Mostly sunny
should peak near 78, with          skies also are predicted.
sunny skies enhancing the          Saturday and Sunday should
warmer outlook. Nightly lows       have matching highs near 65,
for the two days are               with a chance of rain
predicted for high 40s and         predicted to continue until
low 50s.                           Sunday. A partly sunny
A high near 76 on Wednesday        outlook is expected for
should mark the end of the         Saturday. Skies then are
warm trend, with mostly sunny      predicted to be mostly sunny
skies and south, southeast         on Sunday.
winds between 7 and 9 mph.         The midweek arrival of the
A 30 percent chance of rain        storm system should mean
will arrive Wednesday night        possible snowfall for
and continue into Thursday,        Flagstaff.                    

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