Category: Pinal County Maricopa

Severe Thunderstorm Watch, Thunderstorm Watch, and Weather Advisory Issued for Parts of Arizona, including Metros; July 17, 2023

Severe Thunderstorm Watch, Thunderstorm Watch, and Weather Advisory Issued for Parts of Arizona, including Metros; July 17, 2023

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, […]

Read more ›
Long Range Weather Advisory Issued Ahead of High-Risk Monsoonal Influence; Includes Arizona Metro Areas

Long Range Weather Advisory Issued Ahead of High-Risk Monsoonal Influence; Includes Arizona Metro Areas

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.  […]

Read more ›
Arizona Weather Force Officially Going Against NOAA’s Dry Monsoon Forecast and Calling For Above Normal For Monsoon 2023

Arizona Weather Force Officially Going Against NOAA’s Dry Monsoon Forecast and Calling For Above Normal For Monsoon 2023

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 […]

Read more ›
Developing Tropical Systems in the Eastern Pacific to Start The 2023 Monsoon Season by Mid July

Developing Tropical Systems in the Eastern Pacific to Start The 2023 Monsoon Season by Mid July

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 […]

Read more ›
Tropical Storm Adrian Forms in the Eastern Pacific; On Track to Be a Hurricane This Week

Tropical Storm Adrian Forms in the Eastern Pacific; On Track to Be a Hurricane This Week

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 […]

Read more ›
Arizona Summer Heat Building Signaling Monsoon Heat Burst Onset Beginning Early July

Arizona Summer Heat Building Signaling Monsoon Heat Burst Onset Beginning Early July

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 […]

Read more ›
2023 Arizona Monsoon Forecast Released; Strong Hurricane El Nino Influenced Season Expected

2023 Arizona Monsoon Forecast Released; Strong Hurricane El Nino Influenced Season Expected

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 […]

Read more ›
Thunderstorm Watch Issued for Most of Arizona, Including All Metro Zones Today into Tonight

Thunderstorm Watch Issued for Most of Arizona, Including All Metro Zones Today into Tonight

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 […]

Read more ›
Thunderstorm Watch Issued for Most of Arizona, Including All Metro Areas Today into Tonight

Thunderstorm Watch Issued for Most of Arizona, Including All Metro Areas Today into Tonight

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.  […]

Read more ›
Taste of the Arizona Monsoon to Move into The State Mother’s Day Weekend into This Next Week with Fire Hazard; First Look

Taste of the Arizona Monsoon to Move into The State Mother’s Day Weekend into This Next Week with Fire Hazard; First Look

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 […]

Read more ›
wp_footer();