PHOENIX — The Valley is in for a sunny, warm and dry start to the week, with highs in the mid-80s before a pattern change arrives this weekend, according to forecasters with AZFamily First Alert Weather and FOX 10 Phoenix.
Monday is expected to warm from morning lows in the 50s and 60s to the mid-80s under clear skies with light winds, AZFamily said.
A ridge of high pressure will keep dry weather in place through most of the workweek, including Veterans Day on Wednesday. Afternoon highs will stay just above average in the low to mid 80s, and FOX 10 said Phoenix could approach 85 degrees.
Forecasters said a low-pressure system is expected to approach the West Coast by Friday, bringing high clouds and cooler weather to Arizona. Highs this weekend are forecast to fall into the 70s.
Rain is possible, but there is less certainty about how the system plays out. Models are trending toward keeping the storm south of Arizona, which would hold rain chances near 20% in the Valley on Saturday and Sunday, according to AZFamily.
For anyone planning outdoor Veterans Day events, the forecast calls for sunshine and warm afternoons, so sunscreen and water are still a good idea even in November.
Forecasters said they will keep tracking the weekend system as it gets closer.
Sources: AZFamily, FOX 10 Phoenix. Thee Arizona Times uses AI-assisted reporting reviewed against the sources listed.
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