• Phoenix sees record temperatures, but not for long

    Phoenix sees record temperatures, but not for long

  • Phoenix heats up

    Phoenix heats up

  • Phoenix hits 100 degrees for the first time in 2017

    Phoenix hits 100 degrees for the first time in 2017

  • Salt River Tubing open for 2017

    Salt River Tubing open for 2017

  • Lightning over Phoenix

    Lightning over Phoenix

  • Clouds over Phoenix

    Clouds over Phoenix

  • Dust storm hits Falcon Park in Phoenix

    Dust storm hits Falcon Park in Phoenix

Rain chances in the Phoenix area were expected to increase late Monday and remain possible into the early part of Tuesday, before tapering off later in the day, according to the National Weather Service.

Clouds were increasing through much of the Valley Tuesday afternoon, with shower activity detected on satellite radar in some areas to the east of the region, the weather service said.

The forecast called for the chance of rain in the Phoenix area to increase to 60 percent by late Monday night, with a chance of some thunderstorms developing after 11 p.m. 

Rainfall amounts could range from one-tenth to a quarter inch, according to the forecast.

The rainfall chance will be around 50 percent on Tuesday, with temperatures cooling to a high of about 71 degrees in Phoenix, the weather service said.

By Tuesday night, the rainfall chance will decline to 20 percent and remain at that level into early Wednesday. The forecast high on Wednesday is 76 degrees for Phoenix.

Look for sunny skies and a high near 87 on Thursday, then a further warm-up on Friday to 95 in Phoenix with continued sunshine, the weather service said.

Temperatures in the mid- to upper-90s are forecast for the weekend in the region under sunny skies.

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