Pete Mangione
First Alert Weather Meteorologist
Arizona's Family
Pete’s love of weather started at a very young age while growing up in Denver, Colorado. One of his earliest memories is the Christmas Eve Blizzard of 1982 which brought over 2 feet of snow to Denver.
After earning a master’s degree in meteorology from Penn State in 2004, Pete worked as a meteorologist at KIVI-TV in Boise Idaho followed by 13 years at WPRI-TV in Providence, Rhode Island.
From 2021 to 2024, Pete worked as a meteorologist for Gro Intelligence, a climate risk company specializing in agriculture data.
Pete is excited to forecast the weather in Arizona, especially during the monsoon season! He enjoys skiing, golf, and sitting through frustrating performances from the Denver Broncos.
On May 8 of 2011, the Horseshoe 2 Fire started in southeast Arizona.
A few more showers are possible today in the higher terrain northeast of Phoenix.
A new report from the U.S. Drought Monitor shows that most of Arizona is in some stage of drought.
With a cooler weather pattern taking over, it’s possible some late-season snow will be deposited in parts of the Arizona high country.
There could be a decrease of around 15 degrees between high temperatures on Saturday, May 3 and Sunday, May 4! How does this compare to other big dips in temperature so far this year?
It’s certainly been a warm April, but here's how close we are to making the top 10 list in Phoenix.
There have been some pictures circulating around social media showing a “smiley face” in the night sky that supposedly will be visible on the morning of April 25.
The weather pattern remains fairly consistent for the rest of the week, with highs remaining in the low 90s.
Easter Sunday will start a bit cool with Valley lows in the 50s, but it will warm to around 86 degrees by the afternoon.
The Lyrid Meteor Shower will peak Monday night into the pre-dawn hours of Tuesday.
A new forecast from the Climate Prediction Center continues to suggest a wetter-than-normal monsoon season here in Arizona.
Since Easter has a wide range on the calendar of when it actually falls, the weather records also have a wide range!
The Climate Prediction Center (CPC) officially declared the end of La Niña this week, but here's what we can expect for Arizona's monsoon season.
It’s no secret that Arizona has been in long-term drought status for years. But how does this one compare historically?
This Pink Moon will also be a micromoon, which occurs during a full moon that is at a very far distance from the Earth.
If we do hit 100 degrees, this would be the first triple digits of the year.
It will be a good idea to stay tuned into the latest hurricane forecasts, as signs suggest this could be an active year.
The Climate Prediction Center is predicting above-normal temperatures with a great deal of confidence.
As it turns out, we are heading into a very breezy time of the year.
AccuWeather has issued its 2025 Atlantic hurricane forecast this week, which expects a “near to above normal” season.
Many people are gone during the day but home most of the night, so a warm night may lead to higher air conditioning costs than a warm day.
Temperatures will continue to rise as we start the work week, with a high of 95 degrees on Monday.
The warmest day of next week appears to be Tuesday, with a high of 98; the record for Tuesday is 96.
NOAA recently issued a forecast for July through September that leans “above normal” for Arizona precipitation.
Two maps from the U.S. Drought Monitor show recent rain and snow put a small dent in Arizona's drought for 2025.
While March 95+ days are not common, they are becoming more common in recent times.
Flagstaff has made up quite a bit of ground in the snow department, but it has not quite caught up to normal since the start of the year.
The warming trend will continue this weekend before a dry system moves into the state.
After a very active week of weather, a drier weather pattern will be taking over.
It’s very common to get huge differences in snowfall across short distances, and this storm was no different!
While the Valley picked up some rain last week, the drought status did not change much from last week, according to NOAA records.
In 2025, only 5 days have recorded measurable precipitation at Sky Harbor in Phoenix.
There are some things to know when making this trip. The most important—drive safely!
Now's your chance to prepare for weather at Spring Break destinations near Arizona.
March is typically the fifth wettest month, with an average rainfall of 0.83 inches.
Flagstaff saw a huge snowfall deficit during this year's‘ Meteorological Winter.'
The weather pattern does look a bit more active next week, but it remains to be seen if this will make a decent dent in the drought.
The record number of Phoenix February days in the 90s is four from 1986!
A weak disturbance will slide through our area on Tuesday, but that won’t affect the Valley much other than knocking the temperatures down by a degree or two.
Temperatures will start to warm again by the middle to the end of the week, with highs in the upper 70s to near 80 from Wednesday through Friday.
It’s been a while since even a decent snowstorm has hit Flagstaff. That’s likely to change this week
It’s possible that Flagstaff will get its first decent snowstorm since last spring when winter weather arrives this week.
A stronger piece of energy in the jet stream will move in Thursday and Friday, bringing a 40% chance of showers.
This is notable because no part of Arizona has been in this category since August 2022.
Since we’ve already had four days in the 80s this month in Phoenix, let’s look specifically at how common this is.
Highs will remain above normal through the weekend for the WM Phoenix Open.
In the Valley, two records were tied, and one record was broken this week as we returned to the 80s.
A few disturbances will try to break down the ridge of high pressure from mid-week into the end of the week.
While some of those 80s will get close to temperature records in the Valley, the mountains in northern Arizona may also break some records.
There is a good chance of the 80s moving into the Valley early next week.
