Phoenix residents should be prepared for a wet and stormy start to the week as the National Weather Service forecasts indicate a series of showers and thunderstorms rolling through the area. According to the latest update, humidity is sitting high at 88% with a temperature of 70°F, and the city is enveloped in heavy rain and mist with visibility limited to 6 miles.
For those venturing out overnight, expect showers likely and the possibility of thunderstorms, mostly cloudy skies, and a low around 70, with an east northeast wind staying mild around 5 mph. The chance of precipitation is 60%, and while new rainfall amounts are predicted to be less than a tenth of an inch, thunderstorms might bring higher amounts. Saturday will continue with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11 am, skies then clear up to mostly sunny with highs nearing 91 degrees, and winds shifting from east northeast to south southwest throughout the day.
Saturday night is set to bring more showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10 pm, followed by the possibility of a thunderstorm after 3 am; there's a 70% chance of precipitation with new rainfall between a quarter and a half of an inch possible.
Heading into Sunday, the likelihood of showers continues, possibly a thunderstorm before 11 am, followed by a slight chance of more showers and thunderstorms after, the pattern of unsettled weather persisting with a 60% chance of precipitation, albeit with reduced rainfall expectations between a tenth and quarter of an inch, but still higher amounts could come with the storms; after the unsettled weekend, Columbus Day is relatively tamer, with partly sunny skies and high of around 86, though still a 30% chance of precipitation.
As Phoenix looks ahead into the week, the forecast promises a break from the storms with sunny days and clear nights starting Tuesday and extending into the weekend, a return to typical desert conditions with highs in the mid-80s and lows dipping into the 60s.
