Northwest Maricopa County storm history

A very cold airmass settled in across the desert southwest from Saturday January 12th through Wednesday January 16th. The cold and relatively dry conditions led to widespread freezing and sub-freezing temperatures across much of northwestern Maricopa county, including the communi…

A deep and cold upper level Pacific low pressure system ushered winter weather conditions to central Arizona during the morning hours on December 31st. Starting in the late morning, heavy snow started to fall across the higher terrain areas north and east of Phoenix. Due to the v…

Thunderstorms developed across southern Pinal county during the afternoon hours on July 3rd, and due to favorable atmospheric conditions, they generated strong gusty outflow winds in excess of 50 mph. These winds spread to the northwest, picking up massive amounts of dirt and dus…

A very strong upper level high pressure system developed across the desert southwest during the last few days of June, and this led to excessive heat across northwest Maricopa County, beginning on June 28 and continuing through the end of the month. High temperatures across the h…

Visibility reported less than 100 feet in Wickenburg.

High winds from severe thunderstorms further to the northeast, caused a widespread dust storm with visibility reduced to a few dozen yards in blowing dust, over Interstate 10 from Buckeye to 75 miles west of Phoenix. A multiple vehicle accident west of Buckeye involved a commerci…

Dense fog cut the visibility to about 500 feet in the Wickenburg area.