How much rain fell in the Phoenix-area this weekend?
Mar 11, 2018, 1:47 PM | Updated: 2:31 pm
(Pexels photo)
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PHOENIX — The Phoenix-area saw rain on Sunday morning.
According to the National Weather Service, Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport received four-hundredths of an inch of rain between 7 and 9 a.m. on Sunday.
Phoenix Sky Harbor received .04" of rain between 7-9 AM. Skies will rapidly be clearing from the west this morning, ending any chance of additional rainfall. #AZwx
— NWS Phoenix (@NWSPhoenix) March 11, 2018
The rain did not last long, clearing out by 10 a.m. in most parts of the Valley. But it was still welcomed.
New River received the most amount of rainfall between Saturday and Sunday, with nearly a half an inch of rain.
Here are some select rainfall totals from the past 24 hours. #AZwx pic.twitter.com/3XjYQTnhMJ
— NWS Phoenix (@NWSPhoenix) March 11, 2018
The rain will be a nice segue into the 80-plus degree temperatures that the Valley is expected to see this upcoming week.
According to The Weather Channel, Phoenix is expected to hit a high of 82 degrees on Monday, before climbing to a high of 85 on Tuesday.
But the temperatures are expected to cool off on Wednesday, with a high of 84 degrees and a high of 77 degrees on Friday.
St. Patrick’s Day could be the next time the city sees rain, with a 70 percent chance of getting the wet stuff next Saturday.
