Layer of smoke spotted over Phoenix

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Did you notice the wavy patterns in the sky this afternoon? If so, it's a smoke layer about 13,000 feet off the ground. While it is always hard to track exactly where the smoke layer comes from since [...] Read more

Fun fact: Satellite detects rain cooled ground

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When it comes to weather forecasting and observations, satellites have many uses that help us understand what is currently happening in the atmosphere. They also pick up small features that can tell [...] Read more

Arizona Drought Update: Aug 8, 2024

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While Monsoon 2024 has been active across portions of the state, it certainly has not been wet everywhere. As a result, drought conditions have ticked up, with moderate drought expanding across the [...] Read more

Phoenix Sky Harbor: First below-average high temperature in 73 days

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Did you notice the weather was slightly different on Wednesday (Aug 7th)? If so, you are not crazy, as the high temperature at Phoenix Sky Harbor was finally below average for the first time since [...] Read more

Thunderstorm chances increase in Phoenix Tuesday (Aug 6th)

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A weather disturbance, also called an inverted trough for the true weather enthusiasts, is currently (as of Monday morning) moving through the western portion of Texas and northing Chihuahua, Mexico. [...] Read more

Weekend heat-wave in Phoenix breaks records

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It was a hot weekend in Phoenix, with afternoon high temperatures across the entire Valley at or above 110º! Officially, Phoenix Sky Harbor hit 116º on both Saturday and Sunday. This broke the old [...] Read more