Metro Phoenix to see its coolest weather in 6 months, possible rain

PHOENIX – Get ready to chill out, dudes, because metro Phoenix is about to see its coolest weather in six months.

In addition, there’s a decent chance Phoenix will receive its first measurable rainfall since August, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).

The first cold front of the fall is set to move into the Valley on Friday morning, just four days after a three-week streak of record daily high temperatures in Phoenix came to a merciful end.

The latest forecast calls for highs in the low 90s on Thursday before a dip to the low 80s and upper 70s over the weekend. What’s more, temperatures could drop into the 50s overnight Friday and Saturday.

Phoenix hasn’t experienced highs in the 70s or lows in the 50s since mid-April.

However, the cold front won’t stay for long.

“It looks like we’re going to get back up into the mid to upper 90s by the middle of next week,” NWS meteorologist Katherine Berislavich told KTAR News 92.3 FM on Thursday morning.

When is the best chance for wet weather?

Meanwhile, there’s about a 60% chance for rainy weather in Phoenix on Friday morning, with scattered showers most likely from 5 a.m. to 8 a.m.

“Not looking at a whole heck of a lot here in regards to rainfall across the Phoenix metro. Only looking at around a 10th of an inch or less,” Berislavich said.

Any amount would be welcome after Phoenix’s seventh-driest monsoon season (June 15-Sept. 30) ever.

The last measurable precipitation at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, which the NWS uses for the city’s official readings, came on Aug. 22, when 0.24 inches came down.

That put the 2024 monsoon total at 0.74 inches, about 1.7 inches below normal. It was the second consecutive dismal monsoon season for Phoenix, following the record low 0.15 inches in 2023.

KTAR News 92.3 FM’s Jim Cross contributed to this report.

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