Forecast Details for Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, AZ

Recent Locations: Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, 23 Hong Kong International Airport, Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, AZ

Tonight: Cloudy, with a low around 69. Breezy, with a south southwest wind around 15 mph becoming west after midnight.

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 7am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 86. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south southwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 64. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast after midnight.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 88. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 89. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Northwest wind around 10 mph becoming northeast after midnight.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 96. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. East northeast wind around 10 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 15 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 97. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

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Weather Topic: What are Fractus Clouds?

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Fractus Clouds Next Topic: Freezing Rain

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 Next Topic: Hail

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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