Arizona Republic
A severe thunderstorm and dust storm warning were issued for Phoenix and other parts of Maricopa County on Saturday evening as more than 10,000 customers were impacted by power outages across the state.
The warnings were issued during the late afternoon and evening on Saturday, which started out in the morning with low temperatures that only fell to 90 degrees in Phoenix.
If that low temperature holds, it would be the eighth day this year with a low of 90 degrees or more. The record for most days with a low of more than 90 degrees through July 10 was reported at seven back in 2013, according to the National Weather Service in Phoenix.
Phoenix weather: High temperatures and thunderstorms possible Saturday
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Fourth of July weekend weather: Mostly sunny skies, isolated showers
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Ozone pollution advisory through Friday
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The Rafael Fire has grown to nearly 80,000 acres is almost 60% contains on the north, southwest and east, where the fire perimeter has reached the western perimeter of the 2014 Slide Fire.
The next scheduled virtual community meeting will be Wednesday, June 30 at 6 p.m. on the Incident Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/RafaelFireInfo/
Acres: 78,708
Structures Damaged/Destroyed: 0
Origin/Location: 4 miles north of Perkinsville
No smoke is being detected on any air quality monitors this morning. Tonight, what smoke is present may settle into the Chino and Verde Valleys. Smoke forecasts are available at Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (azdeq.gov) and https://fires.airfire.org/outlooks/NorthCentralArizona.