Iris Hermosillo is the weekday meteorologist on ABC15 Mornings.
PHOENIX — Parts of the Valley woke up to rain early this morning, with thunderstorms across the north and east foothills of Maricopa County.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms will instead redevelop over the higher terrain in northern and eastern Arizona this afternoon before we dry out for the rest of the week. Phoenix has reached highs at 100 degrees or hotter for 125 days so far this year. The average number of days that are that hot each year is 111 days. The all-time record number of days at 100 degrees or more stands at 145 days, set back in 2020.
Phoenix highs will fall into the upper 90s Tuesday, then mid 90s on Wednesday before falling into the low 90s by the end of the week.While we won't see any more rain the rest of the week, winds will pick up across Arizona as that storm system passes to our north on Wednesday. Wind gusts could go as high as 30 mph in the Valley, and as high as 40 mph across northern Arizona.
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