Phoenix Areas of Rain Expected to End Saturday Evening

Phoenix areas of rain expected to end Saturday evening across the Valley after a brief weekend storm system brought isolated light showers and drizzle to local neighborhoods.

The weekend precipitation fell mainly Saturday morning following Friday showers and a few thunderstorms ahead of a weather system arriving early in the week. Meteorologists tracking the system said that residual moisture kept damp conditions lingering.

“There’s still enough residual moisture leftover that’s leading to these areas of very light showers for the most part — there’s been a few areas I’ve seen with a little bit heavier showers — but mostly just light showers and areas of drizzle. Should be coming to an end by this evening,” Katherine Berislavich, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Phoenix, told KTAR News 92.3 FM.

The National Weather Service forecasted less than 0.1 inch of rainfall in the Phoenix metro area on Saturday. Less than 10% of the region recorded any measurable precipitation.

Northern parts of the Valley captured the bulk of Saturday’s moisture. The Fountain Hills area and locations further north toward Cave Creek received the only measurable rain in the metropolitan area earlier in the day, according to local data.

Conditions are expected to clear out for Sunday and Monday, giving residents a brief dry window. However, the respite will be short-lived as another system moves in.

Tuesday brings the Phoenix area its next chance of rain.

“We have a 60-80% chance of rain, and then there could be some thunderstorms with that. …We’re looking at maybe anywhere from a tenth up to half an inch of rain across the Phoenix metro,” Berislavich told KTAR News 92.3 FM.