Las Vegas (Associated Press)-The southwestern United States continued to bake on Saturday, and weather forecasters warned of high temperatures in Arizona, Nevada and desert areas at least throughout the weekend.

The high temperature did not drop on Saturday, but Phoenix reached a muggy temperature of 115 degrees (46 degrees Celsius) that day, and Las Vegas reached 111 degrees (44 degrees Celsius). The forecaster said that both were 3 degrees below the day’s record.

The National Weather Service stated that the highest temperatures expected to be 116 degrees (46.6 degrees Celsius) and 113 degrees (45 degrees Celsius) in Phoenix and Las Vegas on Sunday are expected to be lower than the June 20 high.

But meteorologist Isaac Smith said that Phoenix did set a record of 115 degrees (46 degrees Celsius) consecutive days on Saturday, and Sunday may extend the record to six days.

Neither city is expected to reach record highs of 118 degrees (48 degrees Celsius) and 117 degrees (47.2 degrees Celsius) in Phoenix and Las Vegas on Sunday, respectively.

In Arizona, fire officials blamed extreme heat for the spread of the wildfire. The wildfire spread from Wednesday night to Saturday near strawberries and pine trees. This is the 17th state between Phoenix and Flagstaff. The mountain city east of the Interstate Highway.

On Friday, the plane and about 100 firefighters fought the flames among the rugged cypresses, bushes, bushes and cacti. Officials reported zero control and arranged a virtual community meeting on Facebook late Saturday to brief residents on efforts to fight the fire.

Smith of Phoenix and Andy Gorelow, a meteorologist in Las Vegas, said that the temperature should ease in the coming week, but the temperature in the area may reach 110 degrees (43.3 degrees Celsius) again next weekend.

On Saturday, Las Vegas set a record for the lowest daily temperature of 88 degrees (31 degrees Celsius). The lowest temperature in Phoenix was 91 degrees (32.7 degrees Celsius), exceeding the so-called 86 degrees (30 degrees Celsius) set in 1959. ) The lowest high temperature record.

The high temperature warning in the area lasted until late Sunday, including the nearby desert areas of California and Utah.