Possible showers headed our way

Excessive heat warning has extended and the monsoon weather can bring scattered light rain

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - The monsoon high will continue to remain unseasonably strongthrough the middle of this week, allowing record hot temperatures to continue. An excessive heat warning has been extended through Wednesday for much of Maricopa County including the Phoenix Metro, where the heat risk will remain at major to extreme levels. Rain chances will increase across south-central Arizona this afternoon and this evening, including the lower deserts. Daily thunderstorm chances will continue mainly for the higher terrain east of Phoenix through much of next week.