PHOENIX — The triple digits are back and here to stay!
As winds stay light, air quality is getting worse too.
The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality has issued another Ozone High Pollution Advisory on Thursday.
This means air quality will be unhealthy for kids, older adults, and anyone with any respiratory issue like asthma or COPD. Limit your time outside in the afternoon hours or you may have difficulty breathing.
Winds will pick up toward the end of the week as another storm system moves in from the west. That will help improve air quality in the Phoenix metro area by Friday.
While our Valley forecast looks to stay dry, there will be another slight chance for showers and thunderstorms in northern Arizona on Thursday as that storm system passes through.
Breezes will continue across Arizona through Father's Day weekend as high pressure sends temperatures soaring.
Valley highs will top out near 105 degrees on Saturday and 106 on Sunday Sunday. Early morning lows will only drop into the upper 70s.
Although next week still looks hot, temperatures will be dropping a few degrees as afternoon breezes continue.
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2023 Rainfall totals:
Sky Harbor Official Rainfall: 2.88" (-0.04" from average)
Valley Average (Phoenix Rainfall Index): 3.36"
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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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