Residents of Phoenix should keep their umbrellas close at hand as the weather is set to be a mixed bag in the coming days. The National Weather Service forecasts a chance of showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 5:00 p.m. today, with mostly sunny skies and a high near 79 degrees earlier in the day. Southwest winds could reach gusts as high as 20 mph, bringing a 60% chance of precipitation and rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, though thunderstorms might lead to higher amounts. Showers are likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5:00 p.m., as detailed by the NWS.
Heading into tonight, the shower and thunderstorm likelihood persists with mostly cloudy conditions and a mild low around 60 degrees. South winds shall remain gentle at around 5 mph, with new precipitation amounts reaching between a tenth and a quarter of an inch, except in thunderstorms where it could be higher. The forecast for Monday also suggests a 50 percent chance of showers, carrying through to a mostly cloudy day with a high near 72 and winds shifting from South Southeast to North in the afternoon.
Tuesday’s outlook seems somewhat drier, featuring a 20 percent chance of showers under partly sunny skies, and a high approaching 77 degrees. The mild climate continues into Wednesday with sunny conditions and an expected high around 86 degrees. Wednesday night should be clear with a low near 65, while Thursday is set to be sunny with high temperatures ratcheting up to the mid-90s…