Temperatures starting to trend downward

Temperatures are trending down in the Valley.

WE HOPE THINGS GET BETTER INTHAT DEPARTMENT IT THE HAS BEENHOT.Iris: IT REALLY HAS AND WE HAVESET RECORDS THE PAST COUPLE OFDAYS, YESTERDAY THE WARMEST LOWTEMPERATURE IN THE MORNING,TYING THAT RECORD AND THEHIGHEST HIGH FOR YESTERDAY'SDATE, TYING THAT AT 114°°YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.THIS MORNING, A BIT OF GOOD NEWSAND GLIMMER OF HOPE,TEMPERATURES ARE NOT AS WARM ASYESTERDAY MORNING.WE ARE HOLDING ON TO THE 90S BUTNOT UPPER 90S LIKE YESTERDAY ATTHIS TIME.WE'RE AT 93°° AT PHOENIX SKYHARBOR AND WE STILL HAVE A FEWMORE HOURS OF COOLING TO GO.WE COULD SEE THE TEMPERATURESFINALLY DROP INTO THE 80S THISMORNING AFTER A SIX DAY STRETCHOF MORNING TEMPERATURES IN THE90S.WE COULD CERTAINLY USE THATBREAK.I AM SEEING A LOT OF 80S ACROSSTHE REST OF THE VALLEY.PEORIA, CHECKING AT 89°°.QUEEN CREEK AT 85°°.85°° IN THE SANTAN VALLEY AND 88IN APACHE JUNCTION.87°° IN YUMA.92°° AT LAKE HAVASU.PAYSON AT 73°° AND 57°° THISMORNING IN FLAGSTAFF.ANOTHER PRETTY MILD START IN THEFLAGSTAFF AREA.I THINK WE'LL DROP DOWN TO 90°°BY 5:00 A.M.

AND THEN THE UPPER80S FOR A LITTLE BIT.89°° AT PHOENIX SKY HARBOR.THERE'S NOT THAT MUCH OF ADIFFERENCE BETWEEN 89°° AND 90°°BUT AT LEAST THE 80S FOR A WHILEBEFORE TEMPERATURES CLIMB AGAIN.UPPER 90S BY 10:00 A.M.

AND THEN101°° WILL BE THE TEMPERATURE BYAROUND 11:00.WE'LL SEE THE TRIPLE DIGITSAGAIN TODAY BUT HOPEFULLY NOTUNTIL ABOUT 11:00 A.M.YESTERDAY WE SAW THE HUNDREDSBIAS EARLY AS THE 8:00 HOUR.THAT GIVES YOU A LITTLE TIME TOGET OUTSIDE FOR SOME OF THEACTIVITIES BUT START THEM EARLY,WHETHER IT'S HIKING, GOING FOR ARUN OR WALK, IT'S GOING TO BEMORE COMFORTABLE IF YOU GO INTHE MORNING HOURS.TAKE PLENTY OF WATER WITH YOU ASWELL.THE BURN TIME IS UNDER 10MINUTES AGAIN TODAY.HERE'S A LOOK AT THE HIGHS.WE'LL REACH THESE TEMPERATURESAROUND MID AFTERNOON.HIGH OF 110°° IN MESA.105°° IN ANTHEM AND CAVE CREEKAND APACHE JUNCTION AT 108°°.WE'RE LOOKING FOR A HIGH OF 110°TODAY.STILL PRETTY HOT BUT A FEWDEGREES COOLER THAN YESTERDAY.NOTICE THE 30 YEAR HIGH AVERAGE,106°°, IT IS STARTING TO DROP.IT PEAKS AT 107°°, THAT'S THEAVERAGE WE SEE FOR SEVERAL WEEKSDURING THE SUMMER BUT THAT'S ASHIGH AS IT GOES AND THENTRENDING DOWN.TODAY IS THE FIRST DAY WE'RESEEING IT TREND DOWN.MAYBE A SIGN WE'RE GETTING OVERTHE SUMMER HUMP AND STARTING TOGET CLOSER TO EVENTUALLY COOLERTEMPERATURES, EVENTUALLY, LIKESEPTEMBER SOMETIME, MAYBEAUGUST.AS YOU LOOK AT THE TEMPERATURESACROSS THE VALLEY, 110°° AND UPTO THE NORTH, MID 90s IN SEDONA.110°° IN BULLHEAD CITY.MID 80S IN FLAGSTAFF.NOTICE THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OFPINK BY THE GRAND CANYON,EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAININGIN EFFECT BELOW 4500 FEET.TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO REACHNEAR 110°° IN THE CANYON.AVOID HIKING INTO THE CANYON THENEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AND REALLYTHIS WEEK.THE HEAT CAN BE DANGEROUS,ESPECIALLY WITH THE STRENUOUSHIKE INTO THE CANYONS.AND RED FLAG WARNINGS INNORTHWESTERN ARIZONA, WINDS WILLBE STRONGER AND CONDITIONS AREDRY.GUSTS NEAR 35 MILES AN HOUR UPNORTH.HERE IN THE VALLEY, OCCASIONALBREEZES BUT NOT AS BREEZY ASYESTERDAY EVEN.MOSTLY SUNNY AND 110°° TODAY.AND 110°° TOMORROW AND HOTTER ONTHURSDAY.NOTICE SOMETHING ELSE.WE'RE GOING TO SEE MORE MOISTUREAND IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THURSDAYINTO THE WEEKEND WE'RE GOING TOSEE A SLIGHT CHANCE FORTHUNDERSTORMS.NOT A BIG CHANCE, JUST 10%CHANCE YOU MAY SEE POCKETS OFTHUNDERSTORMS AND AREAS O