*As of Aug 13, 3 AM local time.*
Current Conditions and Alert Overview
An Extreme Heat Watch is currently active for Queen Creek, TX, signaling severe conditions that will persist through the coming days. The National Weather Service in Phoenix has issued this alert to warn of dangerous heat levels. As of Thursday overnight, the air temperature stands at 77F with a feels-like temperature of 78F.
Conditions are quite humid, with relative humidity at 86% and a dew point of 72F. The sky is clear, and winds are light at 6 mph with gusts reaching 10 mph.
Forecast for Today and Tonight
Today in Queen Creek, the high will reach near 98F under mostly sunny skies. There is a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm, bringing a 20% chance of precipitation. Winds will be from the south southwest at 5 to 10 mph. Temperatures will drop to a low near 77F tonight.
Overnight, conditions will shift with a chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4am, followed by a slight chance between 4am and 5am. The sky will be mostly cloudy initially, then partly cloudy later. Low temperatures will settle around 77F, though they may rise to around 79F as the night progresses.
Winds will ease to east southeast at around 5 mph. Rainfall amounts are expected to be less than a tenth of an inch if any precipitation occurs.
