Red Flag Warnings posted for northern Arizona; windy weekend ahead

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) – The transient, heat streak is winding down as a ridge of high-pressure shifts eastward out of Arizona. That may go away the climate door open for a reasonably unsettled climate weekend, however no rain. Purple Flag Warnings are already posted for the weekend in northern Arizona.

A broad space of low strain is constructing towards Arizona from the Pacific Northwest. The nearer the low will get to us, the extra affect we’ll have. A lot of the affect thus far has been the excessive winds in northwest Arizona. At occasions this weekend, it will likely be fairly windy in northern and jap Arizona, and the hearth hazard will stay excessive. Additionally, the storm will carry cooler temperatures because it passes to the north of the state, dropping daytime highs into the 90s.

Saturday will probably be a breezy day across the Valley with highs round 100. By Sunday, we maintain the breeziness and see daytime highs drop into the mid-90s. For Monday, Memorial Day, it can even be breezy and funky. After a day that may begin with temps within the 60s, Monday will end with highs solely within the low-90s. That’s effectively under regular. We’ll in all probability get one other excessive within the 90s on Tuesday, ending up the month of Might.

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