PHOENIX — Monsoon storms slammed the Valley Thursday evening bringing downed trees and flooded streets to many neighborhoods.
Our forecast will dry out overnight, but there is still a slight chance of isolated storms on Friday afternoon and evening (mainly in the far East Valley).
The majority of the monsoon action will be across eastern Arizona on Friday. Watch out for gusty winds, dangerous cloud-to-ground lightning, heavy downpours, and flooding (especially near wildfire burn scars) with any storms that move through.
Heading into the weekend, a storm system moving through the Pacific Northwest will pull drier air into Arizona. That will clear out monsoon storm chances across most of our state as breezes pick up and temperatures drop.
Phoenix will fall to around 105 degrees on Sunday, which is near normal for this time of year.
There is no end in sight to this sizzling stretch of triple digits, though. Phoenix is in the middle of the longest stretch of triple-digit days ever recorded. As of Thursday, we've had 88 triple-digit days in a row. The previous record was 76 consecutive triple-digit days set in August of 1993.
Next week looks a bit hotter with Valley temperatures around 107 or 108 degrees each day. Overnight lows will drop into the low to mid 80s, providing a bit more relief from the heat each morning.
Monsoon moisture will also flow back in. The best chances for storms will be across eastern Arizona, but there is a least a slight chance of a few spotty storms in the Valley throughout the week.
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2024 Sky Harbor Official Rainfall to date: 4.36" (-0.15" from average)
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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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