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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.