Dry conditions are favored through most of the upcoming week with slightly above normal temperatures each day. Rain chances make a return to the forecast late in the week into weekend as a fast moving system heads towards the region.
The Climate Prediction Center is highlighting the southwest U.S. in a likely above normal category for precipitation early next week. The weather pattern may become more unsettled as several disturbances progress through the region.
All three of our climate sites, Phoenix, Yuma, and El Centro, finished October with slightly above normal mean temperatures and above normal precipitation.