PHOENIX — Temperatures are dropping across Arizona as another storm system approaches from the west.
After reaching the triple digits for the first time this year over the weekend, Phoenix highs will fall into the upper 80s on Wednesday.
Breezes will pick back up in the afternoon hours each day this week and it may even get a bit windy at times on Wednesday and Thursday with peak gusts topping 30 mph.
Those winds will bring in even cooler air by the end of the week, dropping Valley highs into the low 80s Thursday and Friday. That will put us several degrees below normal for this time of year.
As that storm system out west starts to move in, we could see scattered showers and thunderstorms across the high country late Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
At this point, it looks like the Valley will stay dry.
We are also still tracking an on-going Flood Warning for parts of the Gila River in southwestern Arizona as the flow increases due to water releases from the Painted Rock Dam. This warning is now in effect through 5 p.m. on Sunday. Do not attempt to cross any flooded roadways.
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2023 Rainfall totals:
Sky Harbor Official Rainfall: 2.88" (+0.09" from average)
Valley Average (Phoenix Rainfall Index): 3.33"
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2022 Rainfall totals:
Sky Harbor Official Rainfall: 5.78" (-1.44" from average)
Valley Average (Phoenix Rainfall Index): 7.02"
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Daily rainfall reports from all across the Valley can be found here.
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PHOENIX IS GETTING DRIER - LOWER RAINFALL AVERAGES NOW
Average Monsoon Rainfall in Phoenix (1981-2010): 2.71" of rain
NEW Average Monsoon Rainfall in Phoenix (1991-2020): 2.43" of rain
Average Yearly Rainfall in Phoenix (1981-2010): 8:03" of rain
NEW Average Yearly Rainfall in Phoenix (1991-2020): 7.22" of rain
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