Flash flood watch issued in Yuma as temperatures cool down

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px ‘Helvetica Neue’; color: #454545}span.s1 {text-decoration: underline ; color: #e4af0a} The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a flash flood watch in effect from 2 p.m. Tuesday afternoon extending to late Tuesday night.

There is a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in Yuma and surrounding areas, NWS added.

The watch includes Southeast Yuma County, Gila River Valley, Gila Bend, Northwest Pinal County, West Pinal County, and the Sonoran Desert National Monument.

Conditions for Tuesday’s forecast in the daytime hours are expected to be breezy with south, southeast winds of around 15 MPH, with wind gusts as high as 25 MPH.

For Tuesday night, the National Weather Service is forecasting a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 11 p.m., with mostly cloudy skies and a low at around 84 degrees.

Wednesday will also see a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 11 p.m., with mostly cloudy skies and a low of around 84 degrees.

The cloudy conditions are expected to clear out Wednesday night with winds blow five to ten miles per hour with a low of around 83 degrees.

The Yuma forecast comes as high pressure is building over the Four Corners and the Phoenix area expected to bring an increase in thunderstorm potential for Tuesday and Wednesday, leading to a potentially active period weather-wise.

Heavy rain and strong gusty winds may accompany any storms. Much cooler temperatures can be expected by Wednesday.

A drying and warming trend will occur later in the week, though slight chances for thunderstorms will continue each day.