Weather Alerts for Arizona

Recent Locations: Cleveland, MS Goodhue, MN Laveen, AZ

Current Alerts for Laveen, AZ: Air Quality Alert

4. Air Quality Alert for: Tucson Metro Area including Tucson/Green Valley/Marana/Vail

5. Extreme Heat Warning for: Aguila Valley; Tonopah Desert; Gila Bend; Cave Creek/New River; New River Mesa; Rio Verde/Salt River; Fountain Hills/East Mesa; Superior; Northwest Pinal County; West Pinal County; Apache Junction/Gold Canyon; Sonoran Desert Natl Monument

6. Extreme Heat Warning for: Grand Canyon Country

7. Extreme Heat Warning for: Northwest Plateau; Lake Havasu and Fort Mohave; Northwest Deserts; Lake Mead National Recreation Area; Owens Valley; Death Valley National Park; Western Mojave Desert; Eastern Mojave Desert, Including the Mojave National Preserve; Morongo Basin; Cadiz Basin; San Bernardino County-Upper Colorado River Valley; Lincoln County; Northeast Clark County; Western Clark and Southern Nye County; Las Vegas Valley; Lake Mead National Recreation Area; Southern Clark County

8. Extreme Heat Warning for: Northwest Valley; Buckeye/Avondale; Deer Valley; Central Phoenix; North Phoenix/Glendale; Scottsdale/Paradise Valley; East Valley; South Mountain/Ahwatukee; Southeast Valley/Queen Creek

9. Extreme Heat Warning for: Parker Valley; Kofa; Yuma; Central La Paz; Southeast Yuma County; Gila River Valley; Joshua Tree NP West; Joshua Tree NP East; Imperial County Southwest; Salton Sea; Chuckwalla Mountains; Imperial County Southeast; Imperial County West; Imperial Valley; Chiriaco Summit; Palo Verde Valley; Chuckwalla Valley

10. Extreme Heat Warning for: Tonto Basin; San Carlos; Globe/Miami

11. Extreme Heat Warning for: Tucson Metro Area including Tucson/Green Valley/Marana/Vail; South Central Pinal County including Eloy/Picacho Peak State Park; Southeast Pinal County including Kearny/Mammoth/Oracle

12. Extreme Heat Warning for: Western Pima County Including Ajo/Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument; Tohono O'odham Nation including Sells; Upper Santa Cruz River and Altar Valleys including Nogales; Upper San Pedro River Valley including Sierra Vista/Benson; Upper Gila River and Aravaipa Valleys including Clifton/Safford

13. Flash Flood Warning for: Coconino, AZ

14. Flood Watch for: Kaibab Plateau; Marble and Glen Canyons; Grand Canyon Country

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrostratus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Cirrus Clouds

Cirrostratus clouds are high, thin clouds that form above 20,000 feet and are made mostly of ice crystals. They sometimes look like giant feathers, horse tails, or curls of hair in the sky. These clouds are pushed by the jet stream and can move at high speeds reaching 100 mph.

What do they indicate?
They indicate that a precipitation is likely within 24 hours.

Next Topic: Cirrus Clouds

Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Next Topic: Contrails

Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore it is a crucial process in the water cycle. Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid, and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as water droplets.

Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the surface of a cold drink!

Next Topic: Contrails