PHOENIX (AZFamily) — With a high temperature of 81 degrees so far today, we have broken today’s high temperature record of 79 degrees from 2024. More records are possible early this week, followed by an increased chance of rain on Christmas Eve and Christmas.
Mostly clear to partly cloudy skies tonight with lows dropping into the low 50s early Monday morning. Although there will be some clouds on Monday, it will still be a warm afternoon, with highs likely around 81. The record on Monday is 79 degrees from 1917. Therefore, we have a good chance of breaking another record on Monday. Tuesday will be a bit cooler with mostly cloudy skies and highs around 79. This record high temperature on Tuesday is 79 from 1950.
A 30% chance of rain will move in Tuesday night into Wednesday (Christmas Eve) morning. There will likely be some dry time from late Wednesday morning into Wednesday afternoon, followed by a 60% chance of rain Wednesday night into Christmas Day (Thursday). The initial call is that rainfall amounts will range from 0.25 to 0.50 inches in the Phoenix metro area, with 1″ amounts possible in the higher terrain north of Phoenix. Highs on Wednesday and Thursday will be in the mid-70s, which is still above normal. Cooler temperatures are forecast from Friday into next weekend with highs in the upper 60s to low 70s…