Arizona Weather Force

Issued Zones:  Northeast half of Arizona … Mt. Baldy … Site:  Arizona Weather Force has issued a Winter Weather Advisory effective today through some of tonight, ending by 2am Sunday morning … Date:  12/12/20 at 7:50am PT Forecast: A weather system will come into Arizona today out of Utah, providing cold air into the region, opposite of the cutoff system […]

Arizona Weather Force has issued a Fog Advisory effective now for the morning commute hours on Friday as the AZWF Fog forecast model shows a large area of dense fog is likely.  Read on for details … Fog in the Phoenix Metro areas is rare.  Usually, you do see it after a winter season storm when temperatures are down and […]

A storm system is set to finally break the record for dry days at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport tonight and lasting into Thursday.  Various parts of the state will see different things, so it is a bit tough to explain them all.  I’ve issued five alerts.  Those alerts are for flood, snow, and thunderstorm dynamics.  The Thunderstorm Watch is in […]

At the beginning of the month, an article was released here at Arizona Weather Force indicating a pattern change after the 9th of the month.  This was a longer range projection, still standing today.  The article, labeled December 2020 Arizona Weather Pattern Forecast Suggests Anti-La Nina Characteristics With Cold Western USA Trough, still stands for today.  A cutoff low will […]

Issued Zones:  Southern, Southeast, and Eastern Arizona Site:  Arizona Weather Force has issued a Special Weather Statement effective Wednesday night through Thursday noon Date:  12/7/20 at 8:20am PT Forecast: An upper-level low crossing Southern California’s Santa Barbara County this morning will pick up tropical moisture on Tuesday, just west of Baja, Mexico.  Thunderstorms will ignite in the ocean on Tuesday […]

December 1st marks meteorological winter’s start and you can think of it as June 1st where the transition to summer then (winter for this) is going to take place.  Long-range numbers indicate that we will have a cold trough in the Western United States so read on for details … As we move along to December 9th, my long-range calculations […]

Issued Zones:  Southeast Arizona … Site:  Arizona Weather Force has issued a Freeze Warning / Frost Advisory effective now through Friday morning … Date:  12/2/20 at 5:30pm PT Forecast: A cold; but dry front will move through Arizona tonight.  The dry air with dewpoints in the single digits overnight will drop the temperatures very fast.  Temperatures in the 30s are […]

A strong; but dry storm system will move into the four corners states on Wednesday night into Thursday.  The cold sinking air associated with it cannot be ignored, thus a wind watch has been issued for various parts, including the Metro areas so read on and view the micro-climate wind intensity models … The same system that will affect the […]

8. Extensive widespread damage. 7. Trees are broken or uprooted, building damage is considerable. – High Profile Vehicle Roll-Over CERTAIN. 6. SOME Trees are broken or uprooted, building damage is possible. – High Profile Vehicle Roll-Over Likely, Do NOT recommend Traveling in this zone 5. Slight damage occurs to buildings, shingles are blown off of roofs. HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA […]

Issued Zones:  Northern/Central Colorado River Valley … Site:  Arizona Weather Force has issued a Wind Advisory effective Thursday into Friday … Date:  11/25/20 at 1:50pm PT Forecast: An upper level low will generate cold north winds starting Thanksgiving and going through Friday.  30-50 mph wind gusts are likely and the image above shows the intensity scale with the definition below […]