PHOENIX — Temperatures are warming up this week as high pressure builds in.
Valley highs will climb into the upper 80s Wednesday and near 90 degrees by Thursday here in Phoenix.
Breezes will pick up, too. Expect easterly winds at 10 to 20 mph with gusts near 25 mph again on Tuesday.
Lows will stay pleasantly cool, with Valley temperatures in the mid to upper 60s each morning.
This warm-up will be short lived, though, as we track another storm system approaching our state this weekend.
As it passes to our north, we'll see a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms on Saturday and a better chance on Sunday.
It's not looking a wild as last week, storm-wise. Right now, models are showing around a tenth of an inch of rain possible in the Valley (mainly on Sunday).
Another storm system will move in from the southwest on Monday, keeping rain chances around into early next week for some parts of our state.
Valley temperatures will fall back below normal, with highs in the low 80s on Sunday and upper 70s by the start of next week.
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2022 Rainfall totals:
Sky Harbor Official Rainfall: 3.73" (-1.95" from average)
Valley Average (Phoenix Rainfall Index): 5.28"
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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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