Metro Phoenix storm system unlikely to produce as much rain as originally forecast
The storm system moving into metro Phoenix this week won’t be a potent as previously expected when it comes to rainfall, according to the latest forecast.
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PHOENIX – The storm system moving into metro Phoenix this week won’t be as potent as previously expected when it comes to rainfall, according to the latest forecast.
“The prediction for the rain totals have slowly been dwindling as it’s been coming closer,” Alicia Ryan, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service (NWS) in Phoenix, told KTAR News 92.3 FM on Wednesday morning.
On Monday, the NWS said the Valley could see between 0.25 and 0.5 inches of rain in the coming days.
Two days later, the projection was down to 0.1 inches or less.
“We should see some, but nothing spectacular [or] anything to go crazy about,” Ryan said.
The forecast now shows the possibility of rain Thursday night into Friday, with the potential for showers “lingering into Friday night into Saturday morning,” Ryan said.
Meanwhile, temperatures are expected to top out in the mid-60s on Wednesday and reach about 70 degrees Thursday through Saturday.
Active weather is expected over the next several days with multiple rounds of rain showers expected across the region. The best chance for showers still looks to be the Thursday – Friday timeframe. #azwx #cawx pic.twitter.com/EsTb4kalnt
— NWS Phoenix (@NWSPhoenix) February 11, 2025
How much rainfall has Phoenix seen in recent months?
Rain has been scarce for the last six months at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, which the NWS uses for the city’s official readings.
The airport received 0.01 inches, barely hitting the measurable rainfall threshold, on Jan. 29 to snap Phoenix’s rainless streak at 159 days, one day short of the city’s record.
Before that, the last time more than trace amounts fell in Phoenix was Aug. 22, 2024, when the airport weather station recorded 0.24 inches.
KTAR News 92.3 FM’s Colton Krolak contributed to this report.
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"Metro Phoenix storm system unlikely to produce as much rain as originally forecast"
WOW, say it isn't so. The worthless meteorologists were wrong again.