Phoenix-area weather again flirting with 100 degrees

PHOENIX — The calendar reads mid-October, but the weather in the Valley has taken another heated turn toward triple digits.

The forecasted high was 99 degrees, but if it does hit 100 degrees Monday, though, it won’t be the latest date that has happened in metro Phoenix.

That happened last year when area reached the century mark Oct. 27, according to the National Weather Service’s Phoenix bureau.

We'll be flirting w/ 100 degrees today and tomorrow (and possibly again next week). Later than usual, but not unique for the area. #azwx pic.twitter.com/Hamv8Synjv

— NWS Phoenix (@NWSPhoenix) October 16, 2017

Mark O’Malley with the weather service said typically it was rare to reach 100 degrees here this time of year. The morning low was 69 degrees.

“There’s also a possibility we could be seeing 100 degrees again early next week. We’re in a pattern where it’s going to stay warm in the Valley,” he said.

It also continues to be bone dry.

Phoenix Sky Harbor hasn’t had rainfall since August 23rd and there was no rain on the horizon.

“For the entire state of Arizona it’s been extremely dry for the past few weeks,” O’Malley said.

“At Sky Harbor we’re at 4.73 inches of rain for the year. We’re usually at 6.21 (inches) by now. We’re in the dry season now but maybe we can make some of it up in November and December.”

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