Methods, systems, and devices related to operating a memory array are described. A system may include a memory device and a host device. A memory device may indicate information about a temperature of the memory device, which may include sending an indication to the host device after receiving a signal that initializes the operation of the memory device or storing an indication, for example in a register, about the temperature of the memory device. The information may include an indication that a temperature of the memory device or a rate of change of the temperature of the memory device has satisfied a threshold. Operation of the memory device, or the host device, or both may be modified based on the information about the temperature of the memory device. Operational modifications may include delaying a sending or processing of memory commands until the threshold is satisfied.