Arizona Weather Force

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.  […]

Arizona Weather Force has issued a Thunderstorm Watch in what will be the first in many days this week of thunderstorm activity that of which will be similar to the monsoon. Thunderstorms today will move from south to north as an upper-level low retrogrades westward into Nevada, bringing in the mid/upper-level moisture.  The southern extent of the thunderstorm activity will […]

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 […]

Strong winds are blowing across the Northern half of Arizona as an inside slider moves across the region.  I am back after a few days mourning period for a loss of a family member so let’s get back to work.  Read on for details and see the wind maps … Join the Facebook Page for Further Updates If You Have […]

Arizona Weather Force is tracking a very cold system that will move into Arizona for your Wednesday and last into Wednesday night.  This system is so cold that a focus spot for some flakes flying will be Cave Creek to Carefree as snow-levels plummet to the 2,000 FT mark.  Heavy snow with blizzard criteria conditions will be likely for the […]

For the past 30 years California and Arizona has been in a major drought on and on again.  But the indications are that we have been out of it for the last few years and will continue for the next near 30 years so read on for details … A number of you have wanted me to touch on this […]