Arizona Weather Force

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 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 a Long-Range Weather Advisory as a ridge of high pressure after July 20th will move into place for a major upswing in the monsoon activity between then and the end of the month. Parts of the Mogollon Rim and Southeastern Arizona have been seeing storms this week as the monsoon starts up in those areas.  […]

Arizona Weather Force has issued the final update to the 2023 Arizona Monsoon Season.  This forecast goes against NOAA for the 3rd time in calling opposite of their thoughts. NOAA decided because El Nino is present that the Arizona Monsoon will be way below normal.  We are starting to see the effects of this monsoon now in Southeastern Arizona with […]

A ridge of high pressure will become stronger across Arizona after July 11th, which will bring temperatures up from where they are now, which should be the hottest period of this summer.  Temperatures of 115+ will be possible in the lower terrain zones with even hotter temperatures along the Colorado River Valley.  Anyone having activities at the river will have […]

Tropical Storm Adrian has formed in the Eastern Pacific and will become a category one system as early as a day or two as it moves deeper into the Pacific Basin. This is the first system of the 2023 Hurricane Season for the Eastern Pacific Basin.  As previously stated here at Arizona Weather Force, the season down there will be […]