Moderating Heat & Return of the Monsoon

Persistent heatwave will give way to increasing moisture this weekend. This will allow for scattered thunderstorms acrossthe area. Thunderstorm activity will tend to decrease in coverage from west to east next week.

KEY POINTS

• Long-Duration Intense Heatwave will begin to subside over the weekend as increasing moisture moves in.
• Isolated thunderstorms are possible in Northwest Arizona Friday, spreading west across much of the region overthe weekend.
• Sudden wind gusts, lightning, and instances of flash flooding will be possible.
• Dry lightning may cause additional fire starts across the Sierra.