Monsoon storm brings light rain, wind to Valley on Saturday

PHOENIX — The monsoon season continued briefly Saturday morning as a storm brought rain and wind to different parts of the Valley.

Some areas in the Valley near Mesa as well as Tolleson and Goodyear received up to 0.08 inches of rain, according to the Maricopa County Flood Control District rain gauges.

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Although this monsoon season has brought heavier rains, strong gusts of wind were seen in South Phoenix, Chandler, Gilbert and Mesa.

The storm started in south-central Arizona before moving through Phoenix.

529am: Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms will continue over south-central AZ and near Yuma through 8 am before trending down from east to west. Anticipate gusty winds and brief heavy rain with any thunderstorms. #azwx #cawx pic.twitter.com/fHKvzljG9J

— NWS Phoenix (@NWSPhoenix) July 23, 2022

The cloud cover and light rain made the high 108 degrees in Phoenix on Saturday, nine degrees cooler than Friday’s high, according to the National Weather Service.

NWS gives a 20% chance of thunderstorms later Saturday night with a 30% chance Sunday and a 50% chance on Monday that will extend all the way through Friday.

They expect temperatures to cool down with the the highs expected in the low 100 degrees each day.

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