Weather Chit Chat

A toasty January day in #Phoenix! Sky Harbor hit 81º this afternoon, which ties the record for the day. Fun fact: the high temperature has been 81º or higher only 51 times during the month of January, going all the way back to 1896 (51 out of 4,044 observation days). #azwx

Brrr! Sub-zero temperatures showing up on the map this morning, with a current temperature of -1° at #WindowRock! #azwx

Snow! Plenty was left behind across #Arizona, and was clearly visible on satellite as clouds cleared today. You can already see it melting quickly as temperatures warmed this afternoon. #azwx

Notice the haze around the #Phoenix Valley today? It's from strong winds yesterday that produced large areas of blowing dust (especially across Southern California), which moved into the Valley overnight into this morning. #azwx

#Phoenix Sky Harbor picked up 0.21" today, bringing the #Monsoon2025 total to 2.76"! Even though it will be recorded in the books as a "wet" monsoon, the departure from average rainfall has been below zero since July 9th (finally flipped to above average yesterday). #azwx

Did you feel a little chilly this afternoon in #Phoenix? The low temperature today (which occurred at 3:40pm, yes PM) was 67º! Coolest temperature since June 2nd, and also the first time we have seen a low temperature at/below 67º during the month of September since 2017. #azwx

UPDATE: Now 1.64" of rain at #Phoenix Sky Harbor so far today! #Monsoon2025 at the airport is now officially above average, as the season total is now 2.52". Just think, yesterday we were sitting 1.52" below average for the season! #azwx

#Phoenix Sky Harbor has picked up 1.11" of rain so far today! This is the most rain recorded at Sky Harbor in a single day since Oct 13, 2018. Rain today over doubled the #Monsoon 2025 today. Before today, it was 0.91", now it is 2.02"! #azwx

Not something you see everyday in the Valley of the Sun. A little wall cloud moving over #Phoenix, #Arizona earlier today (around 1115am). #azwx

Check it out! Slow motion lightning this evening over NE #Mesa! #slomo #azwx #monsoon2025

Rain! A nice “sun rain” in NE #Mesa as some outflows interact! #azwx #monsoon2025

Notice the haze around portions of #Arizona this morning? It is all thanks to a large complex of thunderstorms that developed in #Mexico yesterday. As they collapsed, they sent a large outflow into the region (check out the "waves" coming out of the complex of storms). #azwx

Ugh... currently 118º in #Phoenix... #azwx

A hot morning! Already 96° at #Phoenix Sky Harbor and it’s only 6am… The low was 94°, which broke the record warmest low temperature for the day (old record was 91°). #azwx

The #DragonBravoFire is now at 126,445 acres, making it the 7th largest wildfire in written #Arizona history. The largest is the #WallowFire, coming in at 538,049 acres. #azwx #azfire

NEW RECORD: High so far today in #Phoenix has been 114º! This breaks the old record for the day of 113º set back in 2011. #azwx

Well... it looks like #Phoenix Sky Harbor will end July with measuring only 0.16" of rain, which is well below the average July precip of 0.91". This also ties as the 10th driest July on record. #azwx #monsoon2025

Incredible #pyrocumulus created by the #DragonBravoFire at the North Rim of the #GrandCanyon this afternoon/evening. View is from the FTS camera on O'Leary Peak (NE of #Flagstaff). #azwx #azfire

Goodbye, moisture! Take a look at the current dew points around #Arizona. Keep in mind the “monsoon threshold” is 55°. #azwx

Dry air has arrived! With a low pressure system off the coast of California and high pressure well to our east, dry air is moving into #Arizona from the southwest. Expect dry conditions for the rest of the week into the weekend. #azwx #Monsoon2025

Fun Fact Sunday: High today in #Phoenix was only 97º! This is the 6th coolest high temperature for July 20th; however, it is tied as the coolest high temperature for this day on days when no measurable rain was recorded. #azwx

It’s raining! Well… the “sprinkle spread” is at about 4” here in NE #Mesa, but we will call that rain here in #Arizona! #azwx #Monsoon2025

A cloudy morning across the Valley of the Sun thanks to a large complex of thunderstorms that developed over Northern Mexico yesterday. The remnants moved north into Arizona overnight, and you can even see the remaining circulation just south of Arizona (southeast of Nogales). #azwx #Monsoon2025

TGIF! Nice #sunrise this morning from the East Valley of #Phoenix! #azwx

Did you enjoy this "cool" July day? High today in #Phoenix was just 97º, well below the average high of 107º. This is also the 5th coolest high temperature recorded on the day, with the coolest being 90º set in 1942. #azwx

It's dew point official! #Monsoon2025 began in #Phoenix on July 2nd, according to the old dew point rule! The average start date using the dew point rule is July 7th, so we are just a tad early this year! Last year, it started on June 21st. #azwx

A dusty start to the day after strong outflow winds from the east pushed dust into the #Phoenix Valley overnight. #azwx #monsoon2025

Ugh.... Currently 116º in #Phoenix... The high so far today has been 117º. #azwx

It's here! #Monsoon2025 has officially begun! The season will end on September 30th. #azwx

High today in #Phoenix was just 89º! This is the first time in June we have seen a high below 90º since 2018! Also, for fun, this is only the 143rd day (out of 3,872 June days) that there has been a high below 90º since records began in 1896. #azwx