Arizona weather forecast: Heat wave to peak this weekend

Evening Weather Forecast - 2/26/26

FOX 10's Erica Horvatin has the details on our latest high temps as we near records.

PHOENIX - Temperatures climbed even higher across Arizona on Thursday.

Today:

Phoenix reached a high of 88 degrees, and came two degrees shy of a daily record high. No cities broke or tied record highs today, but many came close.

The heat wave will peak on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Tonight will be a record warm night in Phoenix, with a mild low of 63 degrees.

Friday and the Weekend:

Friday will be a mostly sunny day, with a record high temperature of 93 degrees. The 93-degree high temperature is also significant, because it will be the warmest temperature Phoenix has ever seen during a meteorological winter (December through February) in our record of 131 years.

We will see even more record warm morning and afternoon temperatures on Saturday and Sunday. Other spots like Flagstaff, Show Low, Window Rock, Casa Grande and Prescott will also see record daily high temperatures on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

The weekend will be mostly sunny across Arizona.

Looking Further Ahead:

The heat wave will end early next week as a more active jet stream brings rounds of cooler air into Arizona. However, temperatures will still be around ten degrees warmer than normal with highs in the 80s.

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