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Todays weather in Phoenix Arizona - Saturday - 16 May 2026
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Phoenix hits 99°F today before a significant cooldown reshapes the weekend — but gusty winds and ADOT freeway closures add complications. Here's exactly what to expect and how to prepare.
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Phoenix. The heat is finally breaking.
Morning temperatures are in the seventies, which honestly feels like a gift after what the city's been running. Humidity is around twenty percent, skies are clear to mostly clear, and there's no rain on the horizon.
The high-pressure ridge that's been sitting over the valley and driving that prolonged heat is weakening. That's what's allowing cooler air patterns to push in.
Here's the catch, though. The wind is arriving with this cooldown, and it's not subtle.
Now, the other thing you need to know before you head out this weekend. ADOT has multiple freeway closures and lane restrictions scheduled from May fifteenth through the eighteenth.
Layers for the weekend. Nothing heavy, but enough to handle wind and temperatures that are cooler than your body has been used to all week.
Phoenix. Ninety-nine today, then the corner gets turned.
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