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Updated: May. 25, 2023 at 5:17 PM MST
|By AZFamily Digital News Staff
16 deaths are still under investigation.
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Updated: May. 23, 2023 at 9:34 PM MST
|By AZFamily Digital News Staff
The study found emergency operations in Phoenix would become overwhelmed.
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Updated: May. 2, 2023 at 5:57 PM MST
|By Jason Barry
In just minutes, a vehicle sitting in the sun got up over 140 degrees.
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Updated: Apr. 26, 2023 at 8:27 PM MST
|By Holly Bock
The Phoenix Fire Department’s technical rescue team is training weekly to ensure they are prepared to respond if hikers need help.
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Updated: Apr. 20, 2023 at 5:41 PM MST
|By Alexis Dominguez
Extreme heat in Phoenix is not new, but research into the most vulnerable populations is.
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Updated: Apr. 10, 2023 at 9:21 PM MST
|By Holly Bock
Mike Donley, president of Donley AC and Plumbing, says now is the time to determine if you have any problems with your AC.
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Updated: Apr. 9, 2023 at 9:44 PM MST
|By Casey Torres
Phoenix Fire said hikers should call it quits when their bottled water is half empty.
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Updated: Feb. 16, 2023 at 5:20 PM MST
|By Alexis Dominguez
The city now turning to neighbors to determine if they’ll repave the road with asphalt or try the cool pavement coating for a third time.
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Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 8:46 PM MST
|By Holly Bock
The city put out a survey online asking for people’s input on two possible changes to the current program.
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Updated: Nov. 21, 2022 at 6:54 PM MST
|By Brooke Wagner
University of Arizona researchers at Biosphere 2 think the solution may have something to do with how plants smell.
Phoenix Forecast
Updated: Oct. 5, 2022 at 9:30 PM MST
|By Holly Bock
Both Dr. Evan Dishion and Kathleen Patterson died while hiking at Spur Cross Trailhead.
Updated: Oct. 5, 2022 at 1:47 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer
339 people died in 2021 from heat-related causes.
Updated: Sep. 24, 2022 at 11:52 AM MST
|By Stacker
Stacker consulted 2019 data from the NOAA's State Climate Extremes Committee (SCEC) to create this story illustrating the hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in each state.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2022 at 4:56 PM MST
|By Alexis Dominguez
153 heat-associated deaths have been reported so far this year in Maricopa County, with another 238 under investigation.
Updated: Sep. 6, 2022 at 6:25 PM MST
|By Alexis Dominguez
Maricopa County reports 111 deaths this year, compared to 81 last year, and shows 80% of the deaths are happening outside.
Updated: Sep. 6, 2022 at 4:53 PM MST
|By AZFamily Digital News Staff and Holly Bock
The hiker has been identified as 32-year-old Dr. Evan Dishion, who worked at Barrow Neurological Institute.
Updated: Sep. 6, 2022 at 1:46 PM MST
|By Royal Norman
An excessive heat warning continues for metro Phoenix through Wednesday night at 8 pm.
Updated: Sep. 5, 2022 at 6:35 AM MST
|By Ben Bradley
Camelback Mountain’s Echo and Cholla trails, along with all trails at the Piestewa Peak Trailhead in the Phoenix Mountains Preserve will be closed from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. through Wednesday.
Updated: Sep. 2, 2022 at 7:11 AM MST
|By AZFamily Digital News Staff
The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning as temperatures are expected to reach up to 110 degrees.
Updated: Sep. 1, 2022 at 4:59 PM MST
|By Aya Elamrouss
Over 40 million people are under excessive heat alerts across seven states in the West through Labor Day weekend
Updated: Aug. 30, 2022 at 8:07 AM MST
|By Steven Sarabia
Staying alert and hydrated is especially important for days with excessive heat.
Updated: Aug. 29, 2022 at 9:22 PM MST
|By Holly Bock
While fire officials can’t fully say it's because of the new program shutting down trails, it does appear to be working.
Updated: Jul. 27, 2022 at 4:38 PM MST
|By Kim Powell
Bill Klesenski says he never thought his community would step up for him like this.
Updated: Jul. 22, 2022 at 12:52 PM MST
|By Susan Campbell and Consumer Reports
In this extreme heat, you are probably cranking up your air conditioner, but there are ways to give your AC a break, manage the extreme heat, and save money on energy costs.
Updated: Jul. 21, 2022 at 8:49 PM MST
|By Holly Bock
The group is passing out wet neck wraps, reusable water bottles, sunscreen, and misters.
Updated: Jul. 21, 2022 at 7:42 PM MST
|By The Associated Press
After Sept. 1, new home swimming pools can only be about the size of a three-car garage.
Updated: Jul. 21, 2022 at 10:56 AM MST
|By Dani Birzer
In Maricopa County for 2022, 29 heat-related deaths have been confirmed as of July 16.
Updated: Jul. 21, 2022 at 10:31 AM MST
|By Mandy Gaither
Of all natural disasters, heat is the number one killer, as tens of millions of Americans continue to face extreme temperatures.
Updated: Jul. 19, 2022 at 7:00 PM MST
|By David Baker
Less than 20% of USPS vehicles have air conditioning.
Updated: Jul. 19, 2022 at 4:30 PM MST
|By The Associated Press and Holly Bock
The stats show that 76% of those deaths involved people who were outdoors.
Updated: Jul. 15, 2022 at 8:44 PM MST
|By Holly Bock
This weather is keeping Phoenix Fire busy.
Updated: Jul. 15, 2022 at 6:03 PM MST
|By David Baker
It's because the National Weather Service issued an excessive heat warning for Saturday and Sunday.
Updated: Jul. 15, 2022 at 3:00 PM MST
|By Paul Horton
The big story is the heat this weekend, we will see a high of 114 Saturday and 113 on Sunday.
Updated: Jul. 14, 2022 at 6:29 PM MST
|By Jason Barry
Some homeowners have to decide whether pay out-of-pocket for service right away or deal with no air conditioning for a few days.
Updated: Jul. 12, 2022 at 1:37 PM MST
|By Peter Valencia
SRP says they delivered a record amount of energy between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. during Monday's sweltering heat.
Updated: Jul. 11, 2022 at 8:45 PM MST
|By Holly Bock
Thirteen people in Maricopa County have died because of the heat already this year.
Updated: Jul. 11, 2022 at 5:54 PM MST
|By Stacker and AZFamily Digital News Staff
Air conditioning is a necessity in the desert but sometimes Arizonans need more relief after being in the sun.
Updated: Jul. 11, 2022 at 5:52 PM MST
|By Jason Barry
Calling in sick was not an option for thousands of outdoor workers across the Valley on Monday.
Updated: Jul. 8, 2022 at 4:35 PM MST
|By Royal Norman
These temperatures at 110 or more, which we hit Friday, could last all of next week, making the heat a serious weather issue.
Updated: Jul. 8, 2022 at 12:36 PM MST
|By Dani Birzer
This weekend’s heat wave is right around the corner, and the meteorology team has declared Saturday, Sunday, and Monday as First Alert Weather days in anticipation of the extreme heat we’ll be enduring.
Updated: Jul. 8, 2022 at 12:16 PM MST
|By AZFamily Digital News Staff
Temperatures are expected to climb to 112-113 over the weekend and as high as 114 on Monday.
Updated: Jun. 28, 2022 at 12:33 PM MST
|By David Baker
Police have only said it’s a death investigation.
Updated: Jun. 16, 2022 at 10:45 AM MST
|By Ian Schwartz
The main moisture push will happen on Saturday and that will increase our storm chances in Phoenix to 40%. We could see lightning, strong winds, and isolated heavy rain.
Updated: Jun. 16, 2022 at 8:07 AM MST
|By Emily Van de Riet
A man was found dead in Death Valley National Park after he appeared to have run out of gas and was walking to find help in the scorching heat.
Updated: Jun. 15, 2022 at 6:23 PM MST
|By April Warnecke
Arizona's summer is known for being hot, dry and brutal. But that's not always the case.
Updated: Jun. 13, 2022 at 9:25 AM MST
|By Jason Sillman
The forecast team at Arizona’s Family is calling a First Alert weather day on Monday due to high winds expected in northern Arizona.
Updated: Jun. 12, 2022 at 7:18 PM MST
|By Alexis Dominguez
Spending more than a couple of minutes outside in the sun can be painful, but living outside could be deadly.
Updated: Jun. 10, 2022 at 3:03 PM MST
|By Sean McLaughlin
Our heat wave seems to peak this weekend, with our Excessive Heat Warning expiring Sunday night.
Updated: Jun. 9, 2022 at 2:47 PM MST
|By AZFamily Digital News Staff
Due to the Excessive Heat Warnings, the Phoenix Fire Department tweeted on Wednesday that Camelback Mountain and Piestewa Peak would be closed throughout main daylight hours through Sunday.
Updated: Jun. 8, 2022 at 5:35 PM MST
|By Alexis Dominguez
Bramlett said more than half of the fires in Arizona are human-caused.