Residents across the Yuma and Imperial Valley region could see some unsettled weather to start the week before temperatures surge toward potentially record-breaking heat by the weekend.

It's a race to stay fresh as lettuce growers in Yuma are battling early heat.

Heads up, Arizona: it may only be February, but the hot weather is already coming back. Starting today, a major spike in temperatures could break daily records across Phoenix, Yuma and El Centro.

Windy conditions moved through the region Thursday as a weather system passed across the Southwest, bringing cooler ...