Forecast Details for Tempe, AZ

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Current Alerts for Tempe, AZ: Air Quality Alert

This Afternoon: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Sunny and hot, with a steady temperature around 110. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers between 11pm and 1am. Patchy blowing dust before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 86. Windy, with an east wind 15 to 25 mph decreasing to 5 to 15 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday: A slight chance of showers between 11am and 2pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 106. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 84. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming east southeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 102. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 82. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Independence Day: Sunny, with a high near 104. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 82. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 105. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 82. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 108. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 85. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 109. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratus Clouds?

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Stratus clouds are similar to altostratus clouds, but form at a lower altitude and are identified by their fog-like appearance, lacking the distinguishing features of most clouds.

Stratus clouds are wider than most clouds, and their base has a smooth, uniform look which is lighter in color than a nimbostratus cloud. The presence of a stratus cloud indicates the possibility of minor precipitation, such as drizzle, but heavier precipitation does not typically arrive in the form of a stratus cloud.

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Weather Topic: What are Altocumulus Clouds?

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Similar to cirrocumulus clouds, altocumulus clouds are characterized by cloud patches. They are distinguished by larger cloudlets than cirrocumulus clouds but are still smaller than stratocumulus clouds.

Altocumulus clouds most commonly form in middle altitudes (between 2 and 5 km) and may resemble, at times, the shape of a flying saucer. These uncommon formations, called altocumulus lenticularis, are created by uplift in the atmosphere and are most often seen in close proximity to mountains.

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