384 FNUS55 KPSR 280728 FWFPSR Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Southwest and South-Central Arizona and Southeast California National Weather Service Phoenix AZ 1228 AM MST Sat Feb 28 2026 .DISCUSSION... Dry conditions with record warm temperatures will exist through at least the weekend. Afternoon MinRH values will be in the teens today to as low as 10-13% starting Sunday, while overnight recoveries will remain fair to good at 30-60%. Winds will remain fairly light today with only localized afternoon upslope gustiness before increasing with more widespread gustiness by Monday. Note...Additional Fire Weather Forecast information can be found in the Area Forecast Discussion. See product PHXAFDPSR. AZZ132-281930- West Central Deserts/Northwest Maricopa County/Greater Phoenix Area/Southwest Deserts/Southwest Maricopa County/ Northwest and North-Central Pinal County- Phoenix BLM/YUM BLM/CAZ-CRZ- 1228 AM MST Sat Feb 28 2026 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.................89-95. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................12-16 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming west in the afternoon. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 20 to 30 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............0 percent. * Mixing Height for Phoenix.......4000 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Phoenix......West 6 knots. * Dispersion for Phoenix..........Fair. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear. * Min Temperature.................57-67. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................32-47 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 20 to 30 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............0 percent. .SUNDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.................89-95. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................11-15 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..East 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming west in the afternoon. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 15 to 25 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............0 percent. * Mixing Height for Phoenix.......5800 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Phoenix......West 8 knots. * Dispersion for Phoenix..........Good. .EXTENDED... .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 52-65. Highs 83-91. West winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 51-61. Highs 79-85. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 51-61. Highs 80-86. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 50-60. Highs 76-84. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 48-58. Highs 73-80. $$ AZZ131-CAZ231-281930- Yuma/Martinez Lake and Vicinity/Lower Colorado River Valley AZ- Lower Colorado River Valley CA- 1228 AM MST Sat Feb 28 2026 /1128 PM PST Fri Feb 27 2026/ .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.................92-97. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................14-18 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..North 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming northwest in the afternoon. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 20 to 30 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............0 percent. * Mixing Height for Yuma..........4600 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Yuma.........West 7 knots. * Dispersion for Yuma.............Fair. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear. * Min Temperature.................56-64. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................40-57 pct. * 24 hr trend..................4 pct wetter. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southwest 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 25 to 35 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............0 percent. .SUNDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.................92-97. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................11-15 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..North 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming west in the afternoon. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 15 to 25 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............0 percent. * Mixing Height for Yuma..........5500 ft AGL. * Transport Wind for Yuma.........West 9 knots. * Dispersion for Yuma.............Good. .EXTENDED... .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 53-64. Highs 85-90. West winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 50-57. Highs 81-86. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 50-57. Highs 83-88. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 51-57. Highs 79-84. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 49-56. Highs 77-82. $$ AZZ133-281930- Southern Gila County/Tonto National Forest Foothills- Southern Tonto NF/West San Carlos BIA/South Portion Ft Apache BIA/ CAZ- 1228 AM MST Sat Feb 28 2026 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.................76-89. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................15-20 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..East 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming southwest in the afternoon. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 15 to 25 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............0 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear. * Min Temperature.................48-61. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................35-55 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 10 mph in the evening becoming northeast after midnight. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 20 to 30 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............0 percent. .SUNDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.................75-88. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................13-18 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming southwest 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 15 to 25 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............0 percent. .EXTENDED... .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 44-61. Highs 72-86. South winds 10 to 20 mph. .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 40-55. Highs 66-79. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 40-55. Highs 67-80. East winds 5 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 39-54. Highs 66-79. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 37-53. Highs 59-74. $$ CAZ232-281930- Imperial County And Eastern Riverside County- 1128 PM PST Fri Feb 27 2026 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.................87-98. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................14-19 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming southwest in the afternoon. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 25 to 35 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............0 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear. * Min Temperature.................60-68. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................29-53 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 25 to 35 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............0 percent. .SUNDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.................87-97. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................11-16 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming west in the afternoon. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 15 to 25 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............0 percent. .EXTENDED... .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 55-66. Highs 79-89. West winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 54-61. Highs 77-86. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 54-61. Highs 79-88. West winds 5 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent. .THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 53-61. Highs 74-84. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 51-59. Highs 72-82. $$ CAZ230-281930- Joshua Tree National Park- 1128 PM PST Fri Feb 27 2026 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.................79-92. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................14-19 pct. * 24 hr trend..................4 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 20 to 30 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............0 percent. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly clear. * Min Temperature.................55-64. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Max Humidity....................29-39 pct. * 24 hr trend..................9 pct drier. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 20 to 30 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............0 percent. .SUNDAY... * Sky/weather.....................Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.................76-91. * 24 hr trend..................Little change. * Min Humidity....................12-19 pct. * 24 hr trend..................Little RH change. * Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 mph. * Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 10 to 20 mph. * Chance of Precip................0 percent. * CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent. * Chance of Thunder...............0 percent. .EXTENDED... .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 46-62. Highs 68-83. West winds 10 to 20 mph. .TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 46-56. Highs 66-79. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 46-56. Highs 69-82. West winds 5 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 44-56. Highs 63-76. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 43-54. Highs 61-73. $$ .8 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK...Saturday March 7th through Monday March 9th: Above normal temperatures and above median precipitation.