Excessive Heat Warning Extended For Tucson Area: NWS

TUCSON, AZ — Tucson's first brush with 110 degree temperatures is expected to arrive on Saturday, according to the National Weather Service.

Southern Arizona, like much of the Grand Canyon State, is expected to bake over the course of the coming week, with highs between 109 and 113 expected.

Those high temperatures spurred the National Weather Service to issue an excessive heat warning for much of Pima County.

There's a chance Tucson will top last year's warmest high temperature, which was 113 degrees.

Arizonans are advised to stay inside as much as possible during the duration of the heat wave, while avoiding strenuous activity.

Luckily, it doesn't appear Tucson will come close to the city's all-time high temperature of 117 degrees, set on June 26, 1990.