Arizona Weather Force

As you know, monsoon season forecasting for backyards is not too possible right now.  One of my main goals is to get as close as possible on the main focus spots, or ones that cause the most damage.  Arizona Weather Force has issued two Severe Thunderstorm Watches in the state, small zones of focus.  One watch affects Kingman head-on and […]

Arizona Weather Force has issued a Special Weather Statement effective between July 8th and July 15th for the return of the mid-latitude ridge that will bring deep moisture and dynamics for severe weather across most of the state between July 8th and 15th.  Do not just read the headline, get into the article, and get the precise details and location […]

The monsoon is starting to become more active across the state of Arizona, and it will continue to strengthen as this month moves along.  The atmospheric profile has a number of low-pressure systems west of California.  This in return would work with the four corners ridge and split the state in half, with the Central/Eastern half having above-average rainfall and […]

Today will be the start of the return of the monsoonal moisture into most of the state.  The Arizona Weather Force Monsoon Forecast Model shows risk areas daily on what to expect in development.  It does lack storm movement and focuses on development from outflow boundaries.  As such, a number of alerts are embedded in this article so read on […]

Video: End June into July 2021 Major Monsoonal Moisture Intrusion Into Southwest United States

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 […]

Arizona Weather Force has issued a Thunderstorm Watch that stretches across the entire state of Arizona for a moisture surge out of the south, starting later this evening/night and increasing overnight and through the day on Wednesday with numerous thunderstorms expected to strike across the area so for your area read on for details … This will be an interesting, […]

Arizona Weather Force has issued a Special Weather Statement effective Tuesday and going into Tuesday night and Wednesday as the outflow from a disturbance over Central Baja, Mexico will reach Arizona, upping the chance of showers or thunderstorms for the entire state so read on for details … We are having yet another break from tropical moisture in what were […]

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 […]

Arizona Weather Force has issued a Dry Lightning Fire Weather Warning for the Upper Terrain of Arizona, effective now through some of tonight as a thunderstorm complex moves east to west in the first ‘hint’ of the monsoon flow on the first day of the official start, then for the rest of the Upper Terrain areas from Prescott, the Grand […]