Cold front that’s chilling out metro Phoenix won’t be around for long
Dec 10, 2024, 2:00 PM | Updated: 2:01 pm
Arizonans should be prepared for a chilly morning on Wednesday. (Pexels Photo)
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PHOENIX – The cold front that chilled out metro Phoenix on Tuesday morning won’t be around for long.
“It will be a short-lived, brief cooldown here. So, enjoy the cooler temperatures,” Matt Salerno of the National Weather Service (NWS) in Phoenix told KTAR News 92.3 FM.
In the meantime, Arizonans should prepare for a chilly Wednesday morning, with some rural areas experiencing an overnight freeze.
It is a chilly morning across the Phoenix Metro with temperatures currently in the mid to upper 40s. The low temperature at Sky Harbor was 49 degrees. Expect temperatures to drop even further tomorrow morning into the upper 30s to lower 40s. #azwx pic.twitter.com/WKwmtL6FR7
— NWS Phoenix (@NWSPhoenix) December 10, 2024
“We have a freeze warning which is now in effect … mainly for the outlying desert areas near Casa Grande and Arizona City and up toward Globe-Miami and then out toward the Yuma,” Salerno said.
The Phoenix-area temperature was expected to peak in the 60s on Tuesday, but the impact of the cold front won’t linger.
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“Our highs will slowly increase back to the lower 70s through the rest of the week,” Salerno said.
What happens after cold front moves out?
In fact, the high pressure ridge that kept temperatures well above normal for the first part of December is expected to settle back in over the Southwest in the coming days.
“High temperatures will be back into the middle to maybe the upper 70s by this weekend,” Salerno said. The Valley highs are normally in the upper 60s this time of year.
Looking further down the road as a relatively dry 2024 winds down, Salerno said there is no reason to believe metro Phoenix will see rain again anytime soon.
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, which the NWS uses for the city’s official readings, hasn’t received measurable rainfall since Aug. 22.
“We’re looking at very good chances of continuing to be above normal [with] temperatures … across much of the western United States. … Also, we have a very good chance of remaining dry … through the latter half of December,” Salerno said.
KTAR News 92.3 FM’s John Roller contributed to this report.
