Daylight turned to darkness during the afternoon of August 25th as strong to severe thunderstorms south of the Valley sent a massive wall of dust into the region just after 5 pm. Visibility at [...] Read more
The official drought numbers were released this week, and the news isn't great. It should not be too shocking, given that the monsoon has been relatively lackluster and it has been very hot, but now [...] Read more
The Dragon Bravo fire burning on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon has now burned 126,445 acres (as of Aug 5th). This makes it the 7th largest wildfire Arizona has seen in its record history. The [...] Read more
We are in the heart of what is known as the driest time of the year for Arizona, so drought conditions rarely improve. With that said, while we haven't seen an improvement in the past week, we have [...] Read more
Extreme or exceptional drought covers over 67% of Arizona as we head into the two driest months of the year. The good news is that drought numbers have not changed much from last week. But, the [...] Read more
Here in the Valley of the Sun, there is always buzz each year about the first time Phoenix Sky Harbor breaks the century mark. This year, at around 2:28pm on April 10th, Phoenix Sky Harbor, the [...] Read more
The latest drought numbers for Arizona are in, and they continue to trend in the wrong direction, with 97.8% of the state now in drought conditions. That number is up 14% from last week and up over [...] Read more
Rainfall across Arizona has been sparse over the past few months. Phoenix Sky Harbor has not seen measurable rain since August 22, 2024, Tucson International Airport has not seen rain since November [...] Read more
There has been a lot of haze around the Phoenix Valley today due to wildfires burning in the southern portion of California; however, satellite shows multiple wildfires burning in Arizona. The Siphon [...] Read more
A severe thunderstorm developed just northeast of Mesa during the afternoon of Sept 1st. As it moved southwest into the city, it produced strong gusty winds (40+mph) and heavy rain. Below is a [...] Read more
