Arizona Weather Force

A powerful surge of monsoon moisture, likely the strongest in some time, will hit the Desert Southwest starting June 28th and going through the first week of July.  Numerous thunderstorms with flooding as well will be expected across the state, including the metro areas of Phoenix and Tucson so read on for details … A ridge of high pressure that […]

It is only Mid-June and we have used up three tropical storm names down in the Eastern Pacific Hurricane Basin, which is quite rare.  This is telling of the active basin in my Summer 2021 forecast.  So what does that mean for the monsoon and overall outlook of the atmosphere from here on out?  … and don’t forget, the Summer […]

Last summer we had a building La Nina, which meant fewer hurricanes south of here for a terribly dry monsoon season and extremely hot temperatures.  This summer however the La Nina has officially faded to neutral, which means the Eastern Pacific Hurricane Season will go down as one of the most active seasons on record, bringing up multiple shots of […]

A late start but as a cooler than normal Southern California has turned around so will the monsoon in Arizona and evidence is finally there to warn of a strong upswing in the state-wide monsoon levels as we close the month off and go into September so read on for details. The Arizona Monsoon usually peaks around this time.  However, […]

Tropical Storm Cristina is responsible for shoving moisture in the mid-levels northeast into Western Mexico.  In return, the developing thunderstorms there continue to push moisture northwest and eventually into Arizona, which will be caught up by the developing four corners ridge as this month moves along.  The heat-blast happening this weekend into Monday is the first sign of offshore flow […]

The Arizona Monsoon Season has officially started as of today, June 15th.  It is starting in the Southeast Arizona zones and is quite nominal, however no sign of relief for the fires in sight. Many people are grateful for the rain Southeast Arizona is getting today, however these are not the types of storms you want.  These have little rainfall […]

In watching how June is going and what is being seen coming into the start of the monsoon season.  June 15th marks the start of the monsoon season and we will see only the New Mexico zones really having an activity, along with Southeast Arizona.  We had a good surge through Tucson in the beginning of the month and this […]

Unlike the 2019 monsoon season where it was a very late start and for a moment very brief, the projection here at Arizona Weather Force is calling for an Above Average Monsoon Season so read on for details … The atmospheric profile with this is because I have issued a La Nina Watch.  This La Nina I expect to develop […]

It has been a couple of weeks since I wrote and it is with good reason.  I cannot say exactly everything on here but if you click the link below this write-up, it’ll take you to my public figure Facebook Page post with the information on it.  We are having yet another May heatwave with this see-saw pattern going from […]

Issued Zones:  Santa Cruz and Cochise Counties … Site:  Arizona Weather Force has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch effective today Date:  6/23/21 at 9:10am PT Forecast: Clear skies over both counties for the most part is bringing the instability up to severe limits and will do so the entire afternoon and evening hours.  Strong surge of moisture out of the […]