A Blowing Dust Advisory is in effect from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. for Pinal County and the southern portions of Maricopa County, including Queen Creek. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is also in effect for southern Arizona, including Pinal County, until 10 p.m.
Residents in Pinal County face the greatest dust threat, and Queen Creek could see reduced visibility during the evening window. Some of the storms this evening may produce heavy rain, strong wind gusts, and areas of blowing dust.
Pinal County and Queen Creek
Scattered thunderstorms are continuing across southeastern and north-central Arizona this evening. The advisory covers a short period, but it overlaps with the active storm threat already moving through southern Arizona.
Outflow winds and blowing dust may eventually make their way into the Phoenix metro later tonight. That leaves the core dust risk in Pinal County for now, while the edge of the threat may extend farther west if storm winds spread the dust.
First Alert Day Sunday
Sunday is a First Alert Day, with a 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms developing late Sunday afternoon and continuing into the evening. Blowing dust will once again be possible on Sunday, and a few storms could become severe with damaging wind gusts.
Some neighborhoods in the Valley could pick up 0.10 to 0.25 inches of rain, with afternoon highs around 109 degrees. The forecast also calls for a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms on Monday, slight rain chances on Tuesday and Wednesday, and rain and storm chances increasing again toward the end of the week.
Phoenix metro later tonight
Highs are expected to remain near 108 degrees through Wednesday, then cool to around 105 degrees on Thursday. By Friday and Saturday, temperatures could fall into the upper 90s to around 100 degrees.
