NWS Forecast Office Phoenix, AZ

Flood Watches have been extended through Noon for Gila, Pinal, and eastern Maricopa Counties and through early evening for western Maricopa County. La Paz and northern Yuma Counties are in effect for this afternoon and early evening. Additional rounds of showers and thunderstorms are likely today with training of storms potentially dropping localized 1-2" of rainfall.

The increase in moisture and instability combined with an upper level disturbance to the west of the region will result in good chances for showers and storms across South-Central AZ, and the eastern higher terrain today and Monday. The main impacts from these storms will continue to be localized areas of heavy rainfall, frequent lightning, strong winds and dust. The timing of these storms are likely to remain in the evening to overnight periods.

We will begin a stretch of near to below normal temperatures today and continuing through the first half of this week. This will also result in the HeatRisk remaining in the Minor to Moderate category.