NWS Forecast Office Phoenix, AZ

Shower and isolated thunderstorms are expected to develop overnight and linger into Friday morning, with the best chances focused to the east of the Phoenix metro. Main impacts will be locally gusty winds and a few brief heavy downpours.

There is a slight chance for isolated showers and storms across the Phoenix Metro and higher terrain to the east this afternoon and evening, however, most will stay dry. Then tomorrow, rain chances shift westward. There will be a slight chance for some showers, and a few embedded thunderstorms, across SE CA and SW AZ during the afternoon and evening hours.

With August wrapped up we can now take a close look at how August fared. Phoenix came in 4th for the hottest August on record, meanwhile El Centro tied for the warmest, and Yuma came in as the hottest August on record. Additionally the average high temperature was 4-6.4 degrees above normal, and the average low at each site was between 7-9 degrees above normal. The only factor that was not above normal was the precipitation totals, however Phoenix was only 0.03" below the normal.

With August wrapped up that also concludes the meteorological summer season (June-August). Phoenix tied for second hottest, while Yuma and El Centro came in at the 2nd hottest summer on record. The average high, low and mean temperatures were all several degrees above normal, while precipitation totals were below normal.