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FXUS65 KPSR 271125
AFDPSR

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Phoenix AZ
425 AM MST Sun Jul 27 2025

.UPDATE...Updated 12Z Aviation Discussion.

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.KEY MESSAGES...

- Temperatures will continue to warm up early this week pushing
  daily highs across the lower deserts to around 110 degrees,
  resulting in widespread Moderate HeatRisk.

- Monsoonal showers and thunderstorms should increase again this
  week, first across eastern portions of Arizona Monday into
  Tuesday and then into central Arizona Wednesday into Thursday.

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.SHORT TERM /Today through Tuesday/...
As the upper level trough to our northwest shifts slightly farther
to the north early this week, the subtropical high over the
Southeastern U.S. will retrograde westward, nudging back into our
region. The unseasonably dry conditions will continue today under
southwesterly flow as heights aloft increase. Aside from some
patchy higher clouds this morning, today should see plenty of
sunshine allowing for the increasing thicknesses to push daytime
temperatures to near 110 degrees in the Phoenix area.

Better monsoon moisture will also begin to shift closer to our
region later today with increased storm activity across northern
Mexico. This activity to our southeast should combine with a shift
in the lower and mid level winds more out of south southeast to
begin to advect moisture into our area beginning tonight. By
Monday afternoon, low level mixing ratios are forecast to increase
to around 8-9 g/kg across eastern Arizona which should prompt some
daytime mostly isolated convection. This first day of monsoon
activity is expected to be quite limited in scope, but it should
get better and begin to spread westward by Tuesday into Wednesday.
Chances for Tuesday may reach as far west as central Pinal and
northeastern Maricopa Counties, but chances for convection within
the Phoenix Metro is mostly below 10%. However, it would not be
surprising to see gusty outflow winds reach into the Phoenix metro
on Tuesday.

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.LONG TERM /Wednesday through Saturday/...
Model uncertainty comes more into play for Wednesday and Thursday
as guidance shows a big disparity among members for how much and
how far west the moisture will reach into Arizona. The GEFS is
much more optimistic with how much moisture will make its way into
south-central Arizona starting Wednesday and this is largely in
part because the GFS shows an inverted trough moving into far
southern Arizona whereas the Euro mostly keeps it over Sonora
Mexico. Given the differences, forecast confidence remains fairly
low for the potential for monsoon activity into the lower deserts
during the middle part of the week. For now, NBM PoPs seem
fairly reasonable for Wednesday and Thursday with 15-25% chances
over the lower deserts of Maricopa County to as high as 50% within
Gila County. Other than the potential moisture, the synoptic set-
up does not look very favorable as we are likely to be near or
within the right exit subsident region of a west to east upper
level jet streaming off the Pacific through central California. We
will hopefully have a better idea on this storm potential within
the next couple days.

The southeasterly moist flow is not likely to last long as
guidance shows the center of the subtropical ridge shifting over
southern New Mexico on Thursday before potentially setting up
over far southern Arizona and northern Mexico Friday into next
weekend. This shift would likely bring in drier westerly flow as
early as late Thursday or early Friday, mostly ending any rain
chances for the lower deserts on Friday. Higher terrain areas of
eastern Arizona will likely still continue to see daily chances
into next weekend, but the coverage is likely to be scaled back
quite a bit.

Temperatures for the latter half of this week are not likely to
change all that much with daily highs mostly running a couple
degrees above normal. However, NBM guidance does show a bit of an
uptick in temperatures by next weekend and this makes sense given
the likelihood of decreasing moisture and the ridge center moving
closer to our area. The upper end of guidance also shows some
potential for highs near 115 degrees and localized Major HeatRisk
for next weekend.

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.AVIATION...Updated at 1125Z.

South Central Arizona including KPHX, KIWA, KSDL, and KDVT:
Winds will generally continue to follow their typical diurnal
tendencies through the TAF period. A slow turn to westerly is
expected this afternoon, so a brief period of southerly winds has
been introduced to most TAF sites. Winds speeds will generally be
aob 10 kt. FEW-SCT mid and high level clouds will also continue
through the TAF period.

Southeast California/Southwest Arizona including KIPL and KBLH:
Winds at KIPL will predominantly favor the west. While at KBLH
winds will generally be out of the south to southwest following a
period of light and variable winds this morning. FEW high clouds
remain this morning, but should clear out for this afternoon and
evening.

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.FIRE WEATHER...
Today will bring another dry and quiet day before moisture finally
begins to creep back into eastern portions of Arizona tonight
into Monday. This should bring some scattered showers and a few
thunderstorms Monday afternoon across the far eastern Arizona
higher terrain. Expect slightly above normal temperatures over the
next several days. Winds will generally follow typical diurnal
tendencies with some afternoon upslope gustiness. MinRHs will
continue to range from 5-10% areawide through Monday, with poor
overnight recoveries of 15-35%. Moisture and rain chances are then
likely to spread westward into south-central Arizona by the middle
of next week with a modest increase in humidities.

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.PSR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AZ...None.
CA...None.
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SHORT TERM...Kuhlman
LONG TERM...Kuhlman
AVIATION...Berislavich
FIRE WEATHER...Kuhlman