Arizona Weather

A short drive from Sierra Vista to the San Pedro River can feel like a journey into a completely different climate. Here's why the river creates its own unique weather conditions.

Lightning moves faster than most people think, and Arizona sees plenty of it. If you can hear thunder, you're already in the danger zone and need shelter right now.

Arizona's brutal heat is cutting tire life short, sometimes by years. Drivers here need to stay on top of maintenance to stay safe.

Tornadoes grab all the attention, but in Southern Arizona, the real killers are the ones people tend to brush off, heat and floodwater.

Arizona's monsoon season is stunning to watch, but lightning strikes have destroyed multiple Tucson homes in recent summers, and experts say most homeowners aren't prepared.

A car parked in Arizona summer heat can reach 140 degrees inside within an hour. That is hot enough to cause serious harm in minutes.

Most Arizonans have never had to think much about tornadoes, but that changed fast for folks in Sierra Vista.

Most people think monsoon just means summer storms, but the science behind what triggers the season is a little more interesting than that.

Long before meteorologists had an explanation, Arizona's indigenous cultures already knew what those spinning columns of dust really were — and they had rules about how to get out of the way.

Despite recent rain, the heat is on, and Arizona's fire danger is real. A closer look at what's brewing out there.