PHOENIX — The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality has issued an Ozone High Pollution Advisory through Wednesday and an Ozone High Pollution Watch on Thursday that could also be upgraded to an Advisory as we get closer.
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 Friday 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 107 degrees on Saturday and Sunday. Early morning lows will only drop into the upper 70s.
Although next week still looks hot, temperatures will be dropping a few degrees by the middle of the week 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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