What is your current yard temperature?

[Silas_Sancona]

After only dropping to 65F overnight here / 66F at Sky Harbour, which is hot, by late March standards ( Normal avrg. low at this point in the year is only 51F ) 90F at 11:23AM with lots of low to mid 90s around the valley..

Forecast high here in Chandler = 97 or 98..

Phoenix ( at Sky Harbour ) = 100F

Temps keep rising as quickly as they have so far thru the rest of the day?  85% chance we'll hit the century mark here / top it ..by at least a deg. at Sky Harbour by 5PM..

If the official WX station in PHX does manage to reach / exceed 100, it will not only break the daily record ( 96F ) but also be the earliest 1st 100F day -ever-  ..by exactly 1 day ( March 26th is #1, for now.. )

We'll see how things are looking ( Cooking? ) around 2PM. 

Eyes on the high country for another day of records up there too. 

[Silas_Sancona]

Temp check as of 4:47PM..

We did it ..here in / near downtown Chandler at least..  Back down to 97F currently.



Sky Harbour currently sitting at 99F. Looks like they will barely miss cracking 100.  Regardless, w/ " staying above 68 - 70 " in the forecast over there overnight, smashing the previous low record of 66 set in 1990 looks pretty likely.


Neighborhood - level wise?  plenty of 100 / 100+ readings around the valley this afternoon, inc. the year's first 104 - 107F readings ..Pretty wild for so early in the Spring.

#'s were as of 3:30PM.























About as hot further south.














80s / low 90s might not sound all that hot but close to the AZ / Mexico border? ..that's pretty toasty for late MARCH..











While 90s will hang around for a couple more days before a bigger cool down arrives by the final weekend of the month, 100s will be off the table for -at least- the first 6 - 8 days of the month ahead while some early April storms pass to our north keep the subtropical high from really dropping anchor over the state.

Next opportunity at making a run at the upper 90s / 100s may occur sometime around the 10th -13th, if the trough-y pattern setting up off CA  atm finally gets kicked out..

With a surge of moisture anticipated to move north through the state from Mexico tomorrow, there is a slight threat of dry, high - based Thunderstorms up in the mountains north / east of Phoenix, and possibly into parts of western New Mexico..  Something to watch for possible fire starts.

[sandgroper]

Currently 36c at 6.00pm after a warm top of 38c today.

[Silas_Sancona]

After a hot start,  final Friday of the month ends on a milder note as we gear up for what might be the last??? cool spell of this side of the year..

Weekend ahead looks perfect w/ temps hanging in the lower / mid 80s and some clouds passing thru at times..

At the moment,  as March ends at the start or next week, a series of storms expected to bring some April showers to California next week ushers in some cooler air that should stick around thru roughly the first Friday of April.



While most forecasts keep things dry here, not out of the question one of the storms forecast next week could bring some showers to -at least- northern AZ mid to late week..

Heading into the first full week of April, depending on the forecast,  the spigot may shut down as the trough that will bring the unsettled WX to CA / cool down here gets kicked out after the 7th or 8th.. We'll see..

90s may be back in the forecast -here at least- by that time.. 

Looking at tonight's 840 GEFS, lots of above normal colors for the west after the cooler start to April next week.  Thoughts from the ECMWF weeklys today are similar..


At the same time, some encouraging signs as attention turns to watching the progress / intensity of the rainy season in eastern and southern Mexico next month.. 

While the GEFS 840/00Z may be more optimistic than what the the current ECMWF might be suggesting, at the very least, the lack of " Below Normal " anomaly shading across that chunk of Mexico looks better than how things were looking at the same time last year..







Since both forecasts are just suggestions this far out,  we'll see how things actually progress as we head thru April.

Hopefully, by the beginning of May, we'll see the first hints of weak, dry storms trying to fire up over the northern end of the Sierra Madre Occidental just south of the AZ / MEX. border / fleeting buildups at times over the mountains around and south of Tucson as the rainy season slowly creeps further west and north across Mexico.

Up here, April = up go the temps, as we move forward
 

[PAPalmtrees]

10:35 zone 7a  Needmore Pennsylvania  Right now it's 71° and it's gonna be in the 80s today and high 70s all weekend

[PAPalmtrees]

12:15 Needmore Pennsylvania 81f 

[Silas_Sancona]

A mild 75F at 10:26PM as the final minutes of March tick away...

As April arrives,  some clouds, breezes and cool-ish  as a couple storms swing through the west thru the week..

Not expecting any, but, a very slight chance of a sprinkle or two as the strongest of the two storms ( Passing thru the state tomorrow and Wednesday ) rolls across the top of AZ over the next 36 hours..  High country spots like Flagstaff might squeeze out a dusting of snow. Bigger effect from it will be another round of wind, esp. across both the high country, and across far S.E. AZ.

Next storm, forecast to pass through on Friday, looks pretty weak, though it will likely bring more wind as it passes.  As it heads east into N.M, it could hang onto just enough cold air to generate a little snow as it heads into the plains on Saturday..



After that?..  while there is still some wavering in day to day forecast thoughts by some of the model runs atm, overall suggestion is this could be our last " cool " spell, w/ temps. quickly rebounding back into the 80s by the start of next week, w/possible 90s just beyond that..

Longer range thoughts looking toward mid month even hint that the next run of possible 100s may arrive soon..   We'll see..

For now, if you like it cool -ish.. Enjoy the next few days..  Might not see the 60s -for highs-  again until late ....November..

[Silas_Sancona]

74F with passing clouds and breeziness.. Reach the bottom,  temp - wise, tomorrow.

Enjoy, 'cuz

more confirmation today some big changes are on the horizon.. For the entire west,  as next week arrives..

[Silas_Sancona]

A pretty nice end of the week after a blustry  n' sorta chilly middle.   

Hanging in the low 70s, under plenty of sun, and some pretty, puffy clouds trying hard to drop sprinkles here and there while looking kinda monsoon-y..

Temps = Up up and away after today as what is left of the current trough over the west finally gets booted outta town..



W/ 850mb temps looking warmer this time around as this weeks warm up peaks,  compared to the heat wave last week, if we somehow manage to escape the next attempt at officially hitting 100 this time next week,  pretty likely, for now at least, the next opportunity won't be too far off..

In fact,  ..They be laughable fantasy now ...but might not be too far off from how the overall pattern may progress over the next few weeks..

W/ that in mind:

Mid 80s - low/ mid 90s in San Jose /  Mid - upper 90s, to above 100 for portions of the Cen.. Valley  ..in April?...  would be mind benders, if such readings did occur.   A day before  Easter?   ..Pretty darn wild, imo.

12Z ECMWF Fantasy -cast




12Z  ECMWF - AIFS  fantasies..




Funny pages kinda'  stuff for now?,  Perhaps,  ....We'll see what happens.. 

 

[UK_Palms]

Max of 24.1C here today. The situation is critical beyond belief. I have shut all my windows due to the wildfire smoke here. It absolutely stinks. Even Ireland is getting f*cked. I have had 0.1 inches of rainfall across 6 weeks now.

 

[Foxpalms]

Low of 44f/6.c with a high of 66.4f/19.1c with 28% humidity.  Not quite as warm as yesterdays high of 73.4f/23c. Yesterdays low was 52f/11c. 

Forecast looks pretty good in terms of temps. With the ground as dry as it currently is and with clear skies we will likely over achieve those temps.

[sandgroper]

Having a lovely break on the Abrolhos Islands here in Western Australia. Very pleasant cooler temperatures 80 kilometres off the coast, currently a sunny 25c at 3.30pm.

[PAPalmtrees]

cold weather and a Frost warning of course Hopefully the plants are okay all of my Canna Lily and elephant ears have leaves and most of the trees are Leafing out I'm gonna have to cover up some of my plants. Not the most normal thing to have high 20 temps in April but definitely Has happened a couple times before.

[Silas_Sancona]

Toasty 86F under wall to wall sunshine...  Sizzle-fest Take #1 ..on the way for the rest of the week..   We'll see if the current temps anticipated for the peak of this heatwave are under ..or over.. done.. Regardless, 104-107F readings at the neighborhood WX station level are certainly possible both days..



Unless things change by the end of the week, heat should back off -a little- by the weekend.

No matter what,  Great weather for getting the box of Canna Rhizomes on my doorstep, in the ground.. 

[Mazat]

at the moment it is exactly 18.5 degrees celsius / 65.3 degrees fahrenheit and rising, in the morning when i left it had an unbelievable low minimum of 0.5 degrees celsius / 32.9 degrees celsius. so these enormous differences between daily minimum and maximum have become more extreme from year to year down here in the community garden. 
we told our meteorologist colleague yesterday that this does not mean oceanic climate, he was speechless. of course he had to check the weather station or ventilation to say if it deviates then a maximum of 1 degree celsius / 33.8 degrees fahrenheit, on a sunny summer day even a little more ... 

[Mazat]

  On 4/9/2025 at 3:01 PM, Mazat said:

at the moment it is exactly 18.5 degrees celsius / 65.3 degrees fahrenheit and rising, in the morning when i left it had an unbelievable low minimum of 0.5 degrees celsius / 32.9 degrees celsius. so these enormous differences between daily minimum and maximum have become more extreme from year to year down here in the community garden. 
we told our meteorologist colleague yesterday that this does not mean oceanic climate, he was speechless. of course he had to check the weather station or ventilation to say if it deviates then a maximum of 1 degree celsius / 33.8 degrees fahrenheit, on a sunny summer day even a little more ... 

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rainfall march to date 20.4 mm / 0.8 inch

[Mazat]

  On 4/9/2025 at 3:06 PM, Mazat said:

rainfall march to date 20.4 mm / 0.8 inch

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[Foxpalms]

High of 74f/23.3c yesterday with 21% humidity. UV index was a 5.5. The grass is starting to brown after weeks without rain.

I have also noticed loads of self seeded echiums have appeared all over the garden.

Next week it looks like we won't be getting much rain.