The National Weather Service predicts more sweltering heat this week in the Phoenix and Las Vegas areas

FÉNIX (AP) — More Suffocating heat appears to be heading to parts of Arizona and Nevada this week.

The National Weather Service said Sunday that an excessive heat warning is in effect Tuesday through Thursday in the Phoenix metro area and elsewhere in south-central and northwestern Arizona.

Temperatures can reach 111 F (43.8 C) or more during this time.

“As we get into the first few weeks of June, a lot of places are really starting to see these temperatures rise,” said Todd Shoemake of the National Weather Service in Albuquerque. “In southern California, in southern Nevada, in southwestern Arizona, they’re starting to see a lot of triple digits.”

Last Thursday, Phoenix reached 110 F (43.3 C) for the first time this year, with a record high of 113 F (45 C).

Meanwhile, dangerously hot conditions are being forecast for downtown Las Vegas, with highs ranging from 108 F (47.7 C) on Tuesday and 111 F (43.8 C) on Wednesday.

Las Vegas reached 111 F (43.8 C) last Thursday and 110 F (43.3 C) last Friday, both records for the dates by one degree Fahrenheit.

Albuquerque, where the normal high this time of year is 89 F (31.7 C), tied the Friday record of 100 F (37.7 C) set in 1981.

In New Mexico, where Albuquerque’s normal high this time of year is 89 F (31.7 C), the city tied the Friday record of 100 F (37.7 C) set in 1981.

But there is more concern about the rain than the heat at the moment. Storms on Monday could cause flash flooding in the Calf Canyon/Eremitas Pico Fogo of 2022 that changed the landscape of San Miguel, Mora and Taos counties in northern New Mexico.