Sonoran Sky

Ever wonder what it's like to chase tornadoes? First Alert Meteorologist April Warnecke talks with Arizona's own storm chaser, Mike Olbinski, who shares his experiences and thoughts on the new movie …

Saguaros are the sentinels of the desert, with a life span more than 150 years and heights that can reach over 50 feet. Yet little is understood about how the saguaro will survive and adapt as our cl…

Maricopa County Flood Control wants to save your property and your life. Formed in the late 1950s, the sole job of Flood Control was to limit the damage from desert floods. Over more than 60 years, t…

Master gardener Angela Judd returns to the show to recap the spring growing season and give tips on what to grow during Arizona's hot summer. Learn more from Angela at growinginthegarden.com

Just in time for the summer travel season, First Alert Meteorologist April Warnecke shares ideas for exploring, taken from her Good Morning Arizona franchise "April's Arizona Bucket List." She shares…

As the Earth's climate changes, the impacts are felt in just about every way...including baseball. Royal Norman talks with Christopher Callahan from Stanford University about his research into how a …

The Phoenix Fire Department responded to 199 mountain rescues last year. So far in 2024, they have responded to 14 in January, 20 in February, and more than 20 in March. In 2021 the City of Phoenix i…

Arizona has amazing hiking trails from southern Arizona, to the Valley, all the way up to Flagstaff. During this time of the year, a lot of people may want to try out new hikes while the weather is s…

It seems like allergy season is upon us once again, and our wetter and warmer-than-average weather so far this year has made everything come into full bloom. But did you realize you can create a most…

In 2008, the National Weather Service decided to start the Arizona Monsoon every summer on June 15 and end it on September 30. Before that, forecasters tracked dewpoints and looked for three consecut…

Climate Central is a non-profit organization bridging the gap between climate science and communicators. On this episode, meteorologist Royal Norman talks with Climate Central’s Senior Research Assoc…

SRP meteorologists are doing snowpack surveys to look at how much water will be in reservoirs. In a recent survey, they found the snowpack is looking strong across the state. They do these surveys to…

In this week’s Beyond the Green Screen, the First Alert Weather team is talking about growing vegetables in the deserts, from beginners to experts. Royal Norman talked with master gardener Angela Jud…

Royal Norman welcomes Tom Frieders to the studio. He's the Warning Coordination Meteorologist for the National Weather Service, and they discuss the process of how severe weather warnings are made ac…

Phoenix has always had hot summers. In 1990, we recorded a high of 122. But we never had heat warnings until 2008. Find out why we didn’t have them and why we do now with veteran forecaster Paul Iñig…

We talk with Zach Brooks, the owner of the Arizona Worm Farm located in south Phoenix. He was surprised as anyone how valuable his worms have become.

Phoenix is getting hotter. Is there anyway we can protect our citizens better as heat deaths soar? David Hondula, the Director of the Office of Heat Response and Mitigation for the City of Phoenix, j…

Lt. Colonel Ivan Wild and Marlene Klotz-Collins, the mother of Arizona’s Christmas Angel program, are guests. The program started in 1987 and is in it’s 37th year. 50,000 children who would not get p…

How many times have we heard that a storm was the worst ever, or the worst in a century, or the temperatures was the hottest ever? ASU meteorologist Randy Cerveny, who’s written a book on the myths o…

Mesa master gardener Angela Judd says, yes, you can grow a garden in your backyard in Arizona, even if you want to start small. Get her tips on how to set up your garden, the easiest stuff to plant i…