Residents in Phoenix, AZ should keep their rain gear close at hand as the National Weather Service predicts a series of showers and potential thunderstorms rolling through the area starting today until early tomorrow morning. According to the forecast, the probability of precipitation is high at 70%, with new rainfall amounts expected to range between a tenth and a quarter of an inch, as the city anticipates cloudy skies and a peak temperature near 62 degrees.
The calming winds, shifting from calm to a south southeast breeze around 5 mph signifies the changing weather patterns, the calm before the oncoming storied skies, nightfall brings a decreasing chance of showers with a 30% likelihood before 3am following slight chances for showers and thunderstorms between 3am and 4am, as residents can expect a mostly cloudy evening with temperate lows dropping down to around 50 degrees.
Moving into tomorrow, the likelihood of wet weather persists with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, particularly after 11am. Partly sunny conditions are in the mix, combined with light winds that will pick up from the south southwest in the morning shifting west southwest at 5 to 10 mph, gusts may reach heights of up to 25 mph, stirring the otherwise serene desert landscape, with expected rainfall less than a tenth of an inch except in thunderstorms where higher amounts are possible.
Come tomorrow night the precipitation probability wanes to a 20 percent chance of showers before 11pm thereafter the skies will clear, as the temperature drops to an agreeable 38 degrees, and as the week unwinds into Friday, the sun will reclaim the sky, presenting a high near 59 degrees with a mild north wind navigating at about 5 mph, it takes us through the nights which will be clear and carry lows in the mid-30s to the weekend foreshadowed to be sunny with comfortable highs reaching into the mid-60s.
For those planning ahead, the upcoming weekend and early next week boast sunny skies and gradually warming temperatures, with daytime highs steadily rising to about 70 degrees by Tuesday, promising conditions for any outdoor activities. Evening temperatures will also see a modest increase but will maintain a consistent pattern, suggesting clear and cool nights with the northeast wind's subtle influence, as indicated in the extended forecast for Phoenix AZ.
