Arizona Weather Force

Issued Zones:  High Terrain Locations Centering the Mogollon Rim, Grand Canyon, and Flagstaff forecast zones … Site:  Arizona Weather Force has issued a Thunderstorm Watch effective later this morning through this evening … Date:  10/8/23 at 7:10am PT Forecast: Moisture in the area will maximize today across the watch area.  Thunderstorms are expected to start forming later this morning, peaking this […]

Arizona Weather Force has issued a Wind Watch for most of Arizona, effective this weekend, weekend of September 30th. Not many details can be said about a wind event, but maps can be shown to say what type of event something will be.  The strongest winds will be across the Northern, Eastern, and Southern half of Arizona.  Wind gusts up […]

The 2022-2023 Strong La Nina brought above average rainfall to the Southwestern United States.  This was not typical of a La Nina but was fully predicted here at the weather force.  Now we have a Strong El Nino and what this one will do is on a lot of minds. A typical El Nino has warmer than normal temperatures along […]

Arizona Weather Force has issued a Special Weather Statement for Former Major Hurricane Jova, which has weakened to a Tropical Storm, but will bring mid and upper-level moisture to the Northern half of Arizona through the next few days, but the most will be expected on Tuesday, September 12th. The moisture has brought thunderstorms to the higher terrain, but the […]

Tropical Depression Harold is currently located in Southwest New Mexico, after having made landfall in South Texas earlier this week.  As per the article image, this system will move directly into Central Arizona through the period and then finally north into Utah tomorrow morning. Increasing chances of showers and thunderstorms will be the result, especially the higher terrain locations of […]

Arizona Weather Force has issued an official rare Tropical Storm Warning for the western half of Arizona, effective now for the weekend of August 19th, 2023. For well over a week, Arizona Weather Force Long Range Risk Model Assessment Models have predicted a major upswing in storm activity for the Southwestern United States.  This risk assessment was then a day later managed and found […]

Arizona Weather Force has issued a Long Range Weather Advisory.  Tropical activity is on the rise in the Eastern Pacific with a number of tropical systems that will turn north with the Summer El Nino Pattern and impact the state of Arizona for the early week of August 20th, 2023. Monsoon activity is remaining in the north, east, and southeast […]

Arizona Weather Force has issued an Enhanced Severe Thunderstorm Watch effective today, until 2am overnight tonight.  The affected areas will be Pima, Pinal, Maricopa, Yavapai, Coconino, La Paz, and Mohave County. As stated back on July 13th (Reference A Below) we would see a high-risk event in the metro areas.  We have seen these in Tucson, with some Maricopa County […]

An inverted trough located over the Gulf of Mexico will migrate westward through the rest of this week, ending up in the Arizona area over the weekend.  An inverted trough means that a lot of lift will be associated with the coming event.  Storms forming across the high terrain would move down into the metro zones as a result. Back […]

Arizona Weather Force has issued three alerts for parts of Arizona.  Those alerts are the Severe and Thunderstorm Watch, along with a weather advisory. The ridge of high pressure will position itself today for more widespread storm activity.  Storms will form along the Mogollon Rim, and across Cochise, Pima, and Graham County first through the afternoon. Storms within the Pima, […]