Tracking great temperatures plus drier conditions arriving later this week

Temperatures are very nice and trending in the low 100s, but I am still tracking some lingering humidity for the next few days. However, we are in for noticeably drier days finally arriving later this week and into the weekend.

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA) - Happy Wednesday! Temperatures are nice and seasonable this afternoon as we are trending in the low 100s.

An Air Quality Alert is issued and in effect for parts of Imperial County through tonight due to increased particle pollution from wildfire smoke.

A nearby fire in Mexico is moving towards western Imperial County, causing higher pollution during this time period.

WEATHER UPDATE: We have southerly flow steering in monsoonal moisture into the area today that I will be tracking, which will bring some rain and storm activity in parts of Yuma and La Paz County this afternoon and evening.

A Flood WATCH was extended to include the majority of La Paz County and eastern/northern parts of Yuma County until 11 pm today. Multiple rounds of showers & storms are expected to lead to flash flooding across portions of the state.

It also has been pretty breezy throughout the afternoon and I am tracking stronger winds for the evening. Winds will be coming from the south/southeast for Yuma County, with gusts 20-30 MPH.

It will also be breezy in Imperial County as well with gusts between 20-25 MPH.

Going into our overnight hours, temperatures will cool down, but humidity will increase, making it feel sticky, especially in the morning. It will also stay breezy with a few passing clouds through the night.

Our weather pattern set up we have a lower pressure system toward our north and strong ridge further east. For us here in the Desert Southwest are trending slightly cooler than normal through the week.

Temperatures will be in the low 100s throughout the week with overnight lows trending in the mid and upper 70s.

I am tracking cooler temperatures when we kick off the fall season, which will begin next Tuesday.