Arizona Weather Force

The heat is building in the Southwest Desert, normal for this time of year.  Arizona’s low terrain will be pushing those 110F and higher temperatures again as we move through the first part of July with the first monsoon heat burst projected by July 9th, after the first ridge on July 1st develops. A monsoonal heat burst happens when the […]

An upper-level trough moving into the area, odd for this time of year, is bringing an increase in winds across the advisory areas starting today.  These winds will further increase to between 30 and 50 mph in gusts on Monday, making Monday a windier day than today.  Wind advisory wording does not need to be long, thus you will need […]

In a continued monsoon (maysoon) event that has never happened, today will target the areas not around Tucson or Phoenix, but I will post this anyway since it goes over the email alert system and there are areas that people live in that matter as Arizona Weather Force controls the entire state’s weather. First of all, if you did not […]

Arizona Weather Force has issued a Severe Weather Statement for the Phoenix, Prescott, and Payson forecast zones.  This Severe Weather Statement is the second to final stage in issuing a Severe Thunderstorm Watch, usually issued the day before the main event is expected so read on for details if you are in those areas. Friday’s dynamics in the statement area […]

This summer, the La Nina has officially faded to neutral and heading straight for El Nino, which means the Eastern Pacific Hurricane Season will go down as one of the most active seasons on record, bringing up multiple shots of moisture and upper dynamics to the Southwest United States for active monsoon periods so read on for details … What […]

Arizona Weather Force has issued a Thunderstorm Watch that will cover most of Arizona, including all Metro zones from Phoenix, Pinal County, and into the Tucson areas, effective today into tonight so read on for details … An upper-level low pressure center south of the area is being blocked by a ridge to the north.  The storms will once again […]

Arizona Weather Force has issued a Thunderstorm Watch for the Northern and Eastern half of Arizona, which includes at the center the Flagstaff, Payson, and Prescott forecast areas at the highest risk, but other areas will also be covered so read on for details … A ridge of high pressure in the area is keeping moisture flowing around it, similar […]

Arizona Weather Force has issued a Thunderstorm Watch for most of Arizona as a taste of the monsoon season elevates thunderstorm risks, which does include Phoenix, Flagstaff, Payson, Prescott, and the Tucson forecast areas so read on for details … A ridge of high pressure in the area is keeping moisture flowing around it, similar to the Summer Monsoon pattern.  […]

In a rare flow, a ridge of high pressure will move into the area where the nominal monsoon pattern usually has it.  This ridge of high pressure will bring an upper-level low that will migrate westward across Nevada on Mother’s Day, and last into this next week, as what would normally be called monsoon moisture streams into the region along […]

Arizona Weather Force has issued an El Nino Watch effective now as conditions are fast developing for El Nino Conditions starting as soon as May so read on for details … A moderate La Nina has faded over the last couple of months, with a replacement of warm water at the Equatorial Pacific.  These conditions will continue to warm as […]