"At the very least, if you get a really good shower somewhere, let's say the East Valley, you'll have more rain cooled air elsewhere in the metro too from that activity. We'll probably see like Sunday, Monday, more hours of the day when there's a potential for storms," Jamison said.įinally, after being shunned from showers while neighboring Arizona cities were drenched in the cleansing waters, Phoenix could finally get its due. That's why we have a downtrend in temperatures and an uptrend in storm chances. "The rain footprint is almost always smaller than the wind footprint because the downdraft air spreads out a lot further than the rain does. In fact, the current 26-day streak of days of 110 degrees and hotter could be snapped by Sunday, as forecasts for both Sunday and Saturday hover just below that mark. View Gallery: Arizona monsoon 2023 in photos: Dust storms, lightning, flash floods Sunday could bring first day under 110 in a whileįorecasted temperatures have reflected this trend of possible rain, as high and low temperatures have seen respectable drops. "Storm coverage around the state is going to increase this weekend, early next week, so we're going to have a better chance at thunderstorms reaching the Valley floor, not just having wind from distant storms but actual thunderstorms on the Valley floor producing some kind of rainfall," Phoenix office meteorologist Austin Jamison told The Arizona Republic.įriday's outlook shows around a 20-30% chance of rain hitting Valley floors, with Saturday and Sunday each jumping to 40-50%. The forecast has slim chances of precipitation beginning on Wednesday night and into Thursday - 20% and 15% respectively - but start to ramp up during the weekend. With those in the Phoenix area continuing to bake under the record-breaking sweltering heat wave, increased chances of rain provide a promising forecast headed into the weekend.Īccording to the National Weather Service Phoenix office, Friday through Sunday is slated to be the Valley's best shot at receiving some desperately needed rain. Watch Video: Severe thunderstorm and monsoonal storm roll into southern Arizona
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