Scorching temperatures ahead

We're looking at temperatures around 114-115 degrees into next week.

WE GET ANOTHER DROUGHT UPDATE.I'LL LET YOU KNOW THE LATESTWHEN IT COMES IN.THE HEAT IS GOING TO CONTINUE TOBE A HUGE FACTOR FOR US ANDTODAY CLIMBING INTO THE VERYHIGH RANGE AND ESSENTIALLYSTAYING THERE THROUGH THEWEEKEND AND MUCH OF NEXT WEEK,TOO.THERE'S A HIGH RISK FOR HEATSTROKE, HEAT EXHAUSTION ANDOTHER HEAT ILLNESS FOR EVERYONEREALLY IF YOU'RE NOT USINGPRECAUTION.LIMIT YOUR TIME OUTSIDE, FINDINGA COOL PLACE TO BE, HYDRATINGACCORDINGLY.ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE TO WORKOUTSIDE, PACK PLENTY OF WATERWITH YOU BEFORE HEADING OUT THEDOOR AND GET THE OUTDOORACTIVITIES DONE AS EARLY ASPOSSIBLE IF YOU HAVE TO BEOUTSIDE.THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING FORTHE PHOENIX AREA THROUGH 8:00MONDAY EVENING BUT NOW ITINCLUDES FOUNTAIN HILLS ANDAPACHE JUNCTION.THE AREAS WEREN'T IN THE ALERTAS OF YESTERDAY BUT TODAY THEYARE.WE'RE SEEING THE HIGH HEATADVISORIES EAST OF THE VALLEY,INCLUDING THE SUPERSTITIONS,THOSE ALERTS STARTING TODAY,TOO.AND THE ALERT EXTENDS FURTHERSOUTH TO INCLUDE TUSCAN ANDYUMA.AREAS ACROSS SOUTHWEST ARIZONASTARTING TODAY AS WELL.NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND THEALTHOUGH HER ELEVATIONS OF THEGRAND CANYON AND YAVAPAI COUNTY,THEY START TOMORROW.THEY'RE IN EFFECT THROUGH THEWEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK ASWELL.THIS MORNING WAKING UP TO WARMCONDITIONS.WE DO HAVE CLOUDS OUT THERE,KIND OF TRAPPING IN SOME OF THEWARMTH.PHOENIX IS AT 91°° AND WE'RE INTHE UPPER 80S IN MANY SPOTSACROSS THE VALLEY SHY OF THE 90°MARK.DEER VALLEY AND SURPRISE ANDPEORIA AT 89°°.BUCKEYE AT 90°°.AND MID 80S RIGHT NOW IN GILBERTAND CHANDLER.IT'S 97°° IN PHOENIX.THE TEMPERATURES SPIKED JUSTBEFORE THE 4:00 HOUR.THE GRAPHICS HAVEN'T BEENUPDATED BUT WE DID DROP DOWNINTO THE LOW 90S THIS MORNING.TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW 70S INPRESCOTT AND UPPER 70S IN SEDONAAND UPPER 50S IN FLAGSTAFF.HERE'S A LOOK AT THE HIGHSTODAY.BY COMPARISON, YESTERDAY WEREACHED THE FORECAST HIGH OF111°°.TODAY ADDING ABOUT 3°° TO THAT.LOOK FOR A HIGH OF 114°° INPHOENIX AND BULLHEAD CITY ANDLAKE HAVASU.UPPER 90S IN PAYSON.TRIPLE DIGITS IN GLOBE ANDSEDONA.NEAR 100°° IN WINSLOW TODAY ASWELL.ACROSS THE VALLEY, TALKINGTEMPERATURES NEARLY 10°° ABOVETHE NORMAL HIGH FOR THIS TIME OFYEAR.30 YEAR AVERAGE IS 105°°.EVEN THE FOOTHILLS GETTING HOT.110°° IN ANTHEM AND 112°° INAPACHE JUNCTION.WE REMAIN IN WEATHER ACTION MODEWITH THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGTHROUGH MONDAY EVENING.YOU'RE GOING TO LOOK AT THESEVEN DAY AND NOT SEE RELIEFFROM THE HEAT.HIGHS STILL 114°° TO 115°° THROUTHE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING ISONLY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAYEVENING.THERE ARE SIGNS WE MAY SEE AWEATHER PATTERN SHIFT NEXT WEEK,MORE MONSOON STORMS IN THEMOUNTAINS THAT COULD SEND WINDSOUR WAY TO PREVENT CLIMBING TO114°° TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, ANDTHAT'S WHY THE WARNING HASN'TBEEN EXTENDED.IF IT