Despite early showers, cloudy skies, Valley unlikely to see widespread rainfall

PHOENIX — Tuesday started with cloudy skies and scattered showers, but the Valley is unlikely to see widespread rainfall as the day progresses.

“Most of the shower activity right now is moving south of Phoenix, and that’s actually probably going to be what’s going to happen for much of today,” Chris Kuhlman of the National Weather Service told KTAR News 92.3 FM on Tuesday morning.

The most persistent morning rainfall occurred in the southwest and northeast Valley, although totals were under 0.1 inches in most spots. The only significant accumulation in the East Valley was in Gilbert, where the Crossroads Park gauge recorded 0.2 inches.

“There might be another round later this evening and tonight, but that might actually do the same thing, where it just moves across western Arizona and largely avoids the metro area,” Kuhlman said.

Temperatures to rise after rainy conditions clear

Meanwhile, Valley temperatures are expected to peak in the 70s for the second consecutive day, about 15 degrees below normal, before climbing into the 80s, with clear skies, on Wednesday.

“But then the heat will really start to kick in Thursday, Friday, into the weekend,” Kuhlman said.

The forecast calls for highs in the mid-90s on Thursday and around 100 on Friday.

“The worst of it is going to be on Saturday, where we may even see like 103, maybe 105,” Kuhlman said.

However, the triple-digit temperatures aren’t expected to stay for long.

“The heat will stick around into early next week, but I think it’s going to gradually get better. … By like next Tuesday, we should be back into the normal range, lower 90s,” Kuhlman said.

KTAR News 92.3 FM’s Colton Krolak contributed to this report.

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