Forecast for July 11, 2012

Weather forecast for: Buckeye, Carefree, Cave Creek, Fountain Hills, Gilbert, Glendale, Mesa, Peoria, Phoenix, Scottsdale, Sun City and Tempe.

Wednesday: Partly sunny. Slight chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms. Wind 5 to 15 mph. Highs 104 F to 109 F. Chance of measurable rain 10 percent.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Wind 5 to 10 mph. Lows 79 F to 89 F. Chance of measurable rain 30 percent.

[Update: 7:30 PM] Isolated thunderstorms are moving towards the west into the east Phoenix metro valley. Expect wind gusts of 30 to 40 mph, dangerous lightning, brief heavy rain showers and areas of patchy blowing dust.

[Update: 10:17 PM] Area of scattered thunderstorms is moving towards the west southwest into the northern and northeastern Phoenix metro valley area. Expect locally heavy rainfall, dangerous lightning, patchy blowing dust and wind gusts of 35 to 50 mph.

Source: National Weather Service