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MOST ACCURATE FORECAST: Dry, warm and breezy through the end of the week

Our dry stretch continues as winds pick up across Arizona as another storm approaches from the north.

By: Jorge Torres

Posted at 7:32 AM, May 08, 2024

and last updated 2024-05-09 01:16:10-04

PHOENIX — Our dry stretch continues as winds pick up across Arizona as another storm approaches from the north.

Here in the Valley, peak wind gusts will end up between 20-25 mph each afternoon through the end of the week. Up north, wind gusts up to 40 mph.

A storm system will push into Arizona by the end of the week, lingering in the area for a few days. The impacts will be minimal, but we could see a few spotty showers and thunderstorms along the Mogollon Rim or across northern Arizona this weekend and early next week.

By Sunday, a ridge of high pressure sets up over the Desert Southwest and a big warm up will begin.

Our forecast here in the Valley will stay dry as temperatures climb into the mid to upper 90s over Mother's Day weekend.

By next week, temperatures will continue climbing into the upper 90s and back to the triple digits by Tuesday.

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2024 Rainfall totals:

Sky Harbor Official Rainfall: 3.79" (+0.97" from average)

Valley Average (Phoenix Rainfall Index): 3.81"

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2023 Rainfall totals:

Sky Harbor Official Rainfall: 4.21" (-3.01" from average)

Valley Average (Phoenix Rainfall Index): 5.47"

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