Metro Phoenix continued to see showers pass through the area on Tuesday morning. Here's how much rain fell and what weather to expect for the week.
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport has long been the official rain gauge for metro Phoenix. Why, especially when Valley weather varies a lot?
A dry streak five months in the making is finally over — though you might have missed the end. Phoenix's 159-day run without measurable rain skidded to a soggy halt Wednesday morning when the official gauge at Sky Harbor International Airport recorded just enough rain to measure.
Metro Phoenix is just two days shy of breaking its record for the longest dry streak, but meteorologists say rain could arrive in time to prevent it.
Throughout the day on Jan. 29, there will be light, scattered rain and snow showers across Arizona. The showers will be mostly focused over north-central parts of the state, including parts of Coconino, Yavapai, Gila and Navajo Counties.
With light showers moving into the Valley, Monday could be the day when Phoenix’s second-longest streak without rain comes to an end.
Metro Phoenix may see rain in the coming days. Here's the weather forecast, radar and everything to know, including how many days without rain.
Arizona is accustomed to dry weather, but this 155-day stretch in the Valley has been rough on residents. The last measurable rainfall was in August of last year.
The Phoenix area will get a reprieve from below-average temperatures this week as the weather warms but could see some showers heading into early next week. After freeze warnings
PHOENIX – After more than five dry months, Phoenix fell about 15 hours short of its record rainless streak. Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, which the National Weather Service (NWS) uses for the city’s official readings, received measurable precipitation for the first time since Aug. 22, 2024, at 9 a.m. Wednesday.
Parts of metro Phoenix saw rain on Monday. However, the dry streak continues. Here's why that is, plus rainfall totals, forecast and weather radar.
However, Phoenix is experiencing one of the longest dry spells on record, according to the National Weather Service. As of Thursday, Jan. 16, it had been 147 days since it last rained at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, which ties the record set ...