PHOENIX — An abnormal weather pattern could lead to more fires throughout Arizona before the peak of monsoon season, according to a Phoenix-area scientist. “Strangely, we are in a winter weather ...

The showery conditions passed west to east across the state, including the Valley, through the early morning. As the morning continues to midday, the rain will exit the state along far eastern Arizona ...

Thanks to the shifting pattern, temperatures are beginning to drop. The forecast high on Wednesday caps at 101 degrees.