Weather Alerts for Arizona

Recent Locations: Pima, AZ  

1. Blowing Dust Advisory for: Northwest Pinal County

2. Blowing Dust Advisory 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; 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; Upper San Pedro River Valley including Sierra Vista/Benson; Eastern Cochise County Below 5000 Feet including Douglas/Willcox; Upper Gila River and Aravaipa Valleys including Clifton/Safford

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

4. Extreme Heat Warning for: Grand Canyon Country

5. Extreme Heat Warning for: Lake Havasu and Fort Mohave; Northwest Deserts; Death Valley National Park; Western Mojave Desert; Morongo Basin; Cadiz Basin; San Bernardino County-Upper Colorado River Valley; Western Clark and Southern Nye County

6. Extreme Heat Warning for: Lake Mead National Recreation Area; Eastern Mojave Desert, Including the Mojave National Preserve; Northeast Clark County; Las Vegas Valley; Lake Mead National Recreation Area; Southern Clark County

7. Extreme Heat Warning for: Marble and Glen Canyons

8. Extreme Heat Warning for: Northwest Pinal County

9. 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

10. Extreme Heat Warning for: Parker Valley; Yuma; Imperial County Southwest; Salton Sea; Imperial County West; Imperial Valley; Palo Verde Valley; Chuckwalla Valley

11. Heat Advisory for: Northwest Plateau; Owens Valley; Esmeralda and Central Nye County; Lincoln County; Sheep Range; Spring Mountains-Red Rock Canyon

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Cirrus Clouds Next Topic: Condensation

Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet and are composed mainly of ice crystals. They are thin and wispy in appearance.

What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.

Next Topic: Condensation

Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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Contrails Next Topic: Cumulonimbus Clouds

A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an aircraft.

Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails are called exhaust contrails.

Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation. These are called aerodynamic contrails.

When you can see your breath on a cold day, it is also because of condensation. The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is because the water in contrails freezes into ice particles.

Next Topic: Cumulonimbus Clouds

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