Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport has long been the official rain gauge for metro Phoenix. Why, especially when Valley weather varies a lot?

Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport has served Valley residents. Here's what's in store for this year's Sky Harbor anniversary.

Before Wednesday’s drizzle, Sky Harbor hadn’t had any measurable precipitation since Aug. 22 – that’s 159 straight days of dry conditions.

The last time we got rain was Aug. 22, 2024. That makes 2024/2025 the second-longest dry streak in Phoenix's recorded history. The longest dry streak ran from Dec. 30, 1971 to June 6, 1972 — just a tiny bit longer than this past one.

Parts of metro Phoenix saw rain on Monday. However, the dry streak continues. Here's why that is, plus rainfall totals, forecast and weather radar.

If Phoenix doesn’t get any measurable precipitation on Wednesday, it will tie the record for the city’s longest rainless streak.

Only three airports had more guns caught at security checkpoints than Phoenix Sky Harbor did last year.

The streak fell just a day short of tying the record of 160 days, which was set during the Nixon Administration.

As a part of a yearlong celebration of Phoenix purchasing the airport, a new place of cultural diversity has been launched.

From Paris to Mexico City to Hawaii and beyond, here are all the new flights coming to Phoenix Sky Harbor and Mesa Gateway airports this year.

The rainy and cloudy conditions are expected to last into Wednesday night, with Wednesday morning seeing a 40% chance of rain.

Metro Phoenix continued to see showers pass through the area on Tuesday morning. Here's how much rain fell and what weather to expect for the week.