Daily brief · United States
Record from Oct 5, 2026. Back to current conditions

Phoenix Oct 5, 2026

Review recorded on Oct 6, 2026, 6:40 AM UTC.

Weather-risk signals · signal engine (Open-Meteo)

A heavy rain day could hit

high

A single day could bring around 8.2mm of rain on 2026-10-11 — above the local heavy-rain reference for this time of year (around 4.4mm in a day). This comparison adds historical context; it does not assess impacts on a specific activity.

Reading evidence

Reading calculated Oct 5, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC.

Valid until Oct 10, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC.

Source: Open-Meteo.

Forecast period: 2026-10-05 to 2026-10-11.

Forecast source: open-meteo.

Years with usable data: 10 of 10.

Historical dataset: era5.

Samples: 150.

Method: heavy-rain-percentile-max-v1-2026-09-22.

construction · outdoor events · drainage operators · agriculture

A dry stretch is forming

medium

6 dry days in a row could start 2026-10-05. A dry day here means 1mm of rain or less; the important number is the length of the run. Crops in flowering or fruit-set windows are most exposed.

Reading evidence

Reading calculated Oct 5, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC.

Valid until Oct 10, 2026, 12:03 AM UTC.

Source: Open-Meteo.

agriculture · construction

Water conditions are improving

strong

Around 55.8mm of rain has fallen over the past 14 days — above the 7.4mm typical for this period. A healthier water balance is restoring across this area.

Reading evidence

Reading calculated Oct 5, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC.

Valid until Oct 10, 2026, 12:03 AM UTC.

Source: Open-Meteo.

Recent data period: Sep 16, 2026 to Sep 29, 2026.

Years with usable data: 7 of 10.

Historical dataset: era5.

Samples: 105.

Method: rolling-sum-v2-anchor-lookback-2026-09-21.

hydro operators · agriculture · reservoir ops

Recorded daily weather · Open-Meteo

Rain 0 mmMax 36.4 °CMin 26.7 °CGusts 36.7 km/h

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What people were seeing · community field reports

No field observations were posted for this place on Oct 5, 2026.