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Cool-down on the way

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Cool-down on the way
Cool-down on the way
We're looking at temperatures in the 90s this week -- and even a day in the 80s!

IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM, LET MEKNOW.♪♪♪♪♪♪Iris: THANK YOU JOE.LET'S TALK ABOUT THE MOSTACCURATE FORECAST HERE ON THISMONDAY MORNING.HOPEFULLY YOU ENJOYED THEWEEKEND.IT WAS A LITTLE TOASTY THOUGH.YESTERDAY WE MADE IT INTO THEHUNDREDS WITH A HIGH OF 102°° INPHOENIX.TODAY WE HAVE MANAGED TO COOLOFF IN THE OVERNIGHT HOURS, DOWNINTO THE 70S AT LEAST WITHPHOENIX WAKING UP TO 77°°.78°° AT LAKE HAVASU.50°° IN PRESCOTT AND 30S INFLAGSTAFF AND GRAND CANYON.ACROSS THE VALLEY, SEEING 60S TOLOW 70S VALLEY WIDE.PEORIA, CHECKING IN AT 73°°.IT'S COOLER IN BUCKEYE ANDWICKENBURG DOWN IN THE 60S INTHOSE SPOTS.64°° IN CAVE CREEK WHERE THEWILDFIRE IS BURNING.WE ARE GOING TO HAVE ANOTHERUPDATE IN A BIT.BUT NOTICE THE TEMPERATURES INTHE LOW TO MID 60S.67°° IN GILBERT AND CHANDLERUPPER 60S AS WELL.WE HAVE CLEAR SKIES ACROSS THEVALLEY AND CLEAR CONDITIONSACROSS THE STATE OF ARIZONA,TOO.DRY WEATHER TO KICK OFF THE DAY.AS WE SAY DRY WEATHER, WE HAVEHIGH PRESSURE IN CONTROL, WEHAVE CHANGES HEADING OUR WAYFROM THE NORTHWEST.A LOT OF RAIN THROUGHCALIFORNIA, THAT IS ASSOCIATEDWITH THE NEXT SYSTEM.I WANT TO SHOW YOU WATER VAPOR.IN THE BROWN, THE DRYER AIRUNDER THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURETHAT WARMED US BACK INTO THEHUNDREDS YESTERDAY.WE'LL STILL REACH THE HUNDREDSTODAY BUT TO THE NORTHWEST, YOUCAN SEE SOME MORE OF THEMOISTURE STARTING TO STREAM INAND OFF THE COAST OF NORTHERNCALIFORNIA, AN AREA OF LOWPRESSURE.THAT STORM SYSTEM IS GOING TO BECRITICAL TO THE FORECAST THENEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.IT'S NOT GOING TO BRING US RAINUNFORTUNATELY, WE COULD USE THATAND ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THEDRY CONDITIONS AROUND THE STATE,BUT IT WILL BRING STRONGER WINDSAND COOL DOWN.THIS WILL HAPPEN APPROACHINGFROM THE NORTHWEST.WE HAVE DRY COLD FRONT MOVING INTOMORROW THAT'S GOING TOCONTINUE TO BRING THE STRONGGUSTY WINDS TOMORROW AND A COOLDOWN.THAT'S THE BIG CHANGE OVER THENEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.HIGH PRESSURE TO THE EAST ANDSTRONG WINDS TODAY AND TOMORROWAHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT, WE HAVETHE INCREASING WILDFIRE DANGERAS A RESULT.THE TEMPERATURES TRENDING DOWN.FOR TODAY, WIND GUSTS NEAR 25MILES PER HOUR THIS AFTERNOON.TOMORROW COULD BE GUSTING ASHIGH AS 30 MILES PER HOUR AND UPNORTH, THE STRONGEST WINDS WITH45-50 MILES PER HOUR TODAY ANDTOMORROW.SOME OF THE STRONGEST IN THEWHITE MOUNTAIN REGION WHERE OURGUSTS COULD BE AS HIGH AS 50MILES PER HOUR.WE HAVE WIND ADVISORIES FROMNOON TO 6:00 SHADED IN TAN FORTODAY AND THEN WE HAVE A REDFLAG WARNING IN THE PINK FORNORTHERN ARIZONA IN EFFECT FORTODAY, THE STRONG WINDS COMBINEDWITH THE DRY HUMIDITIES ORCONDITIONS WILL INCREASE THEFIRE DANGER AND TOMORROW FIREWEATHER WATCHES IN PLACE.LET'S TALK TEMPERATURES.RIGHT NOW, WE'RE IN THE 60S AND70S AROUND THE VALLEY, BY THISAFTERNOON, 100°° IN PHOENIX.MID 90s IN LAKE HAVASU.70°° FOR A HIGH IN FLAGSTAFF.AS YOU LOOK AROUND THE VALLEY,WE'RE ENDING UP JUST NEAR 100°°IN MOST SPOTS ACROSS THE PHOENIXAREA.100°° IN TEMPE AND LAVEEN.99°° IN GLENDALE AND SCOTTSDALEAND MID 90s IN CAVE CREEK.AS YOU LOOK AT THE BREAKDOWN,THE SUN AT 5:25.WE'RE STARTING TO SEE THE DAYLIGHT ALREADY.MID 90s BY NOON AND HIGH OF 100°BY 4:00.WE WON'T SPEND MUCH TIME IN THETRIPLE DIGITS.AND TOMORROW MUCH COOLER, 92°°AND BREEZY TO WINDY.ONCE THE COLD FRONT MOVESTHROUGH, THE COOLEST DAY ISWEDNESDAY WITH HIGHS IN THEUPPER 80S.A NICE COOL DOWN FOR A DAY, THENWE START TO WARM BACK UP.MID 90s FRIDAY

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