Fire Weather Watch and Gusty Winds

Above, the mesas two days ago. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

The temperatures have been in the 80s and the winds have tapered down for the past several days. But all that is going to change in the next few days.

Starting tomorrow, we will be in a Fire Weather Watch through May 20 at 9:00 PM. On Friday, gusty winds return.

According to the National Weather Service, the forecast is as follows:

Today

Sunny, with a high near 81. West wind 5 to 15 mph.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 81. Breezy, with a west wind 5 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 25 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 79. Windy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Windy.