[AZ-Observing] Re: Arizona weather question
- From: "Kevin Bays" <bayskevin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2001 14:22:25 -0700
John,
You're on the right track about the weather. Areas which are more toward
the southeast part of AZ tend to get more rain/lightning, but it's also
dependent on altitude. So Tucson is more prone to monsoons vs. PHX. That's
bad for telescoping, but means we have a chance for more relief from the
high temps.
And sometimes I've noticed that sometimes Tucson does seem to end up as the
dividing line between the drier weather to the west and the rain to the
east. The dividing line moves around though. Phoenix and even Yuma can get
monsoons.
----- Original Message -----
From: John Teel <jcteel@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2001 2:03 PM
Subject: [AZ-Observing] Arizona weather question
>
> Okay, I've only been living here (Tucson) now for a couple weeks and
> I have a simple question about these monsoons. Does Phoenix also get
> these monsoons to the same level as Tucson? When I look at the
> satellite image it looks nearly identical EVERY SINGLE DAY and
> usually the clouds appear to stop somewhere between Tucson and
> Phoenix. If this is true then why? I was thinking that these
> monsoons are created by warm moist air coming from Mexico colliding
> with the mountains in the southern part of AZ. Is this correct?
> Does Phoenix not get the monsoons because there are less mountains
> around Phoenix (never been there)? Just curious. I hate these
> clouds at night but these monsoons sure are interesting to watch
> during the day (and they cool it down)!
>
> Thanks,
> John Teel
>
>
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