Forecast Details for Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, AZ

Recent Locations: Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, AZ

Today: Sunny and hot, with a high near 111. Light south wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight: Clear, with a low around 88. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east after midnight.

Thursday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 111. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 90. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.

Friday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 112. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 90. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.

Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 113. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 87. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 111. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 86. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 111. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

Monday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 87. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 110. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.

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Weather Topic: What are Fractus Clouds?

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A fractus cloud (scud) is a fragmented, tattered cloud which has likely been sheared off of another cloud. They are accessory clouds, meaning they develop from parent clouds, and are named in a way which describes the original cloud which contained them.

Fractus clouds which have originated from cumulus clouds are referred to as cumulus fractus, while fractus clouds which have originated from stratus clouds are referred to as stratus fractus. Under certain conditions a fractus cloud might merge with another cloud, or develop into a cumulus cloud, but usually a fractus cloud seen by itself will dissipate rapidly.

They are often observed on the leading and trailing edges of storm clouds, and are a display of wind activity.

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Weather Topic: What is Graupel?

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Graupel is a form of precipitation that is created by atmospheric conditions which cause supercooled water droplets to contact snow crystals and freeze to their surface.

Sometimes known as soft hail or snow pellets, graupel is delicate and easily destroyed by touch. Whereas hail usually falls during severe weather, graupel doesn't require such conditions to form, and can form in mild precipitation similar to situations which produce snowfall.

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