Phoenix's Extreme Heat Warning is officially over, but a high of 102°F — nine degrees above normal for mid-May — means conditions remain dangerous. Get today's full forecast, commute advice, fire risk outlook, and what the rest of the week looks like.
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The Extreme Heat Warning is over. That's the headline this morning.
The last two days pushed up to one hundred and eight degrees. So yes, today is cooler in relative terms.
If you're commuting or heading out this morning, the calculus is still the same as last week. Move early.
The pattern isn't breaking this week. Triple digits are locked in through the forecast period, and the entire week is running well above seasonal averages.
There's a broader context worth holding onto here. Phoenix is already flirting with record territory for the season, and we're only at mid-May.
The two things worth watching from here: whether afternoon winds elevate fire risk in the coming days, and when exactly the above-normal pattern breaks. Those are the real signals.
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