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Record from Oct 16, 2026. Back to current conditions

Phoenix Oct 16, 2026

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

A heavy rain day could hit

high

A single day could bring around 8.4mm of rain on 2026-10-21 — above the local heavy-rain reference for this time of year (around 2mm in a day). This comparison adds historical context; it does not assess impacts on a specific activity.

Reading evidence

Reading calculated Oct 16, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC.

Valid until Oct 21, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC.

Source: Open-Meteo.

Forecast period: 2026-10-16 to 2026-10-22.

Forecast source: open-meteo.

Years with usable data: 9 of 10.

Historical dataset: era5.

Samples: 135.

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

construction · outdoor events · drainage operators · agriculture

A dry stretch is forming

high

7 dry days in a row could start 2026-10-23. 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 16, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC.

Valid until Oct 21, 2026, 12:03 AM UTC.

Source: Open-Meteo.

agriculture · construction

What people were seeing · community field reports

No field observations were posted for this place on Oct 16, 2026.