PHOENIX — Winds are picking up across Arizona today as another storm system passes to our northeast.
Valley gusts could hit 25 to 30 mph as gusts in northern Arizona potentially reach 40 mph throughout the day.
Those high winds will pick up a lot dust, leading the Maricopa County Air Quality Department to issue a "No Burn Day" today. That means burning wood in fireplaces, stoves, and outdoor fire pits is prohibited through tonight.
If you have any respiratory conditions, like asthma, bronchitis, or COPD, you may want to limit your time outside or you may experience difficulty breathing or other health impacts from this pollution.
With high pressure building out west, temperatures will gradually climb in the coming days. Phoenix will hit the upper 60s on Friday and low 70s on Saturday and Sunday, which is near normal for this time of the year.
Then, another storm system will move in bringing cooler air and chances for rain and snow.
Those rain and snow chances will start late Sunday in the high country, but ramp up on Monday and Tuesday as the core of this next storm tracks right through our state.
The cooler air moving in will drop Valley temperatures into the low 60s by Tuesday and allow the snow level up north to fall to 4,000 feet.
It's still unclear how much rain and snow we could get across Arizona, but we'll keep you updated as we get closer.
As of Wednesday, January 22nd, Phoenix has had 153 days in a row without measurable rain. That's the second-longest dry streak on record.
If we don't get any measurable rain at Sky Harbor soon, we could break the 1972 record of 160 dry days in a row.
2025 Sky Harbor Official Rainfall to date: 0.00" (-0.67" from average)
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2024 Sky Harbor Official Rainfall to date: 4.54" (-2.68" from average)
Monsoon 2024 Sky Harbor Official Rainfall: 0.74" (-1.69" 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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