Phoenix, AZ – Halloween week could bring changing weather across the Southwest, with warmer conditions possible in some desert communities while cooler Pacific air and increased precipitation potential affect areas farther west. Families planning celebrations Saturday, Oct. 31, may need to watch for rain rather than assume the region will remain dry.
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center, its 8-14 day outlook issued Saturday, Oct. 17, shows varying temperature and precipitation probabilities across Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada and Southern California from Sunday, Oct. 25, through Saturday, Oct. 31.
A broad area of above-normal temperatures extends across much of the central and eastern United States, while a cooler pattern is favored closer to portions of the Pacific Coast…