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PHOENIX (AZFamily)<\/b> \u2014 The Jones Fire has turned parts of Wickenburg into a maze of ash and twisted metal, with melted RVs and charred trees marking the destruction.<\/p>\n

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For people who lost everything, even recognizing what remains is difficult.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m trying to recognize things, there\u2019s my window air conditioner. My refrigerator used to be over there,\u201d Diane Harding told Arizona\u2019s Family Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The weather is quickly becoming one of the biggest challenges for firefighters on the lines.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s going to be hot and dry today and throughout the rest of the week. And that\u2019s what we\u2019re going to be facing here in the next couple of months,\u201d said Tiffany Davilla with the Arizona Forest and Fire Management.<\/p>\n

The Jones Fire is not the only blaze made tougher by weather conditions. A wildfire near Buckeye earlier this month also faced the same obstacle. That fire is still burning, with more than 1,100 acres scorched, though it is now mostly contained.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe fire danger is going to remain pretty high for the next 60 days or so,\u201d said First Alert Meteorologist Royal Norman.<\/p>\n

Arizona in high-risk zone<\/h2>\n

The National Interagency Fire Center released its fire danger outlook for the next four months, and much of Arizona is in the red for this month and next.<\/p>\n

Norman said the state is high on the risk map because of a snow drought.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had a snow drought, so we haven\u2019t recovered from that. And we\u2019re in the part of the season before the monsoon where we just don\u2019t get a lot of rain in the southwest,\u201d Norman said.<\/p>\n

By July, Arizona should start to see some improvement. Only the northern part of the state stays in the red. By August, the outlook shows all of Arizona out of that highest risk zone.<\/p>\n

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Norman said forecasters are expecting an active monsoon this summer because of El Ni\u00f1o.<\/p>\n

Potential relief<\/h2>\n

El Ni\u00f1o is a weather pattern that happens when ocean temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific run warmer than normal. That shift in heat changes wind patterns and the path storms take, which can have an impact on the weather.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019ll be an early onset of El Ni\u00f1o. It\u2019s really not going to get kicking in until next winter, which could add to our snowpack. But as it grows, it sets up Arizona for a real decent chance, and that\u2019s just a chance to have more than average rainfall statewide,\u201d Norman said.<\/p>\n

While conditions look tough in the short term, that El Ni\u00f1o-driven monsoon could bring some relief later this summer.<\/p>\n

Firefighters say until then, the best thing people can do is clear brush around homes and have a wildfire plan ready.<\/p>\n

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