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Arizona Monsoon Season: What Every New Arizona Homeowner Needs to Know

[00:00:00] Well, if you're thinking about moving to Arizona, monsoon season might be one of the biggest surprises. It's not just rain. It can bring cooler temperatures, incredible sunsets, and a few things you definitely wanna know before your first summer monsoon season Monsoon is a weather, it's a seasonal weather pattern, and it usually happens between July and September.

It's not constant rain, though we do get some nice drizzles, which is really good for the soil. Usually what it is is a big storm, usually late afternoon or early evenings So the cool thing is, sorry, I had a itch, is that we get excited about [00:01:00] monsoon season because it's so hot. It has been triple digits for the last month, maybe not quite that long, which is just brutal.

So monsoon season brings in cooler temperatures. The evenings are cooler. Yes, there's humidity, and those of us from the Midwest remember that. But it just brings relief from that intense heat. It creates amazing sunsets, beautiful rainbows. You're gonna see those in some pictures I've taken. And there's the smell.

If you are from Minnesota or someplace where there's rain a lot, you don't appreciate the smell that rain causes in the desert. And when I first moved here, one of the things somebody said... Like, I'd only been here a short time, and she said, "When it rains, I feel like I can just eat the dirt." And I thought that was one of the weirdest things I [00:02:00] ever heard.

But having been here for over 12 years now, I understand that passion, that, that it's like you just wanna eat the smell because it's so amazing. It's so different from what we usually smell here. And obviously, things green up. Flowers sprout. Trees blossom. Leaves are popping out everywhere. It's amazing what happens to the desert landscape when monsoons happen.

And then there's the wildlife. The wildlife comes out, and you do have to kind of be cautious because a lot of wildlife comes out, like tarantulas. We had some of those. They don't like the heavy monsoon rains 'cause they're underground, so they come out. You have to watch for those. But you've just got more movement because it's cooler weather.

Critters are moving around. Insects are moving around. It's just a lot of activity, and you get to see how [00:03:00] alive the desert is. So yeah, lots of photo opportunities of nature. And there's clouds. You see that in some video, pictures here, too, is that we have clouds. Now, a lot of the time in Arizona, we don't have clouds in the sky because it's just blue sky.

There's no rain clouds. So when the monsoon season comes, we get to see all kinds of clouds, which I will say, coming from Minnesota, I really do miss the clouds. So when it's monsoon season, I really love watching the clouds before the storm, during the storm, after the storm. There's a lot of just- movement in the clouds.

Yeah, and you get some great pictures. You're gonna see some of those that I've taken over the years. Some surprises, things you need to know about is, number one, there can be a lot of intense wind, and things will just go flying across your yard, or trees will get knocked [00:04:00] over, your patio furniture, cushions, everything will go flying.

I had some metal, decor, large pieces, sitting in an enclosed p- patio at my house, and they got blue all over because of this massive gust of wind that came through in front of the storm. You do have to be very careful. I mean, I talked about this in another video, like things nobody told me about Arizona, or I didn't understand, is driving your car.

Please do not drive your car when the street is flooded. Don't try to drive through it, because the undertow is fast. It's really, really fast, and it will s- people have lost their cars. You're gonna see pictures of the destruction. The flash flooding is serious. Really, really serious. It's kinda scary, and you're gonna see some pictures.

Globe, Arizona last year- Totally. Main Street got wiped out. It [00:05:00] is insane what happened. Just watch the pictures because I still can't believe it. And Globe has been there for decades and never had a flood issue. You just never know. Again, because of the flash floods and the water, oftentimes rocks and dirt is pushed into the road, so roads can be closed temporarily.

Lightning is no joke. It's pretty intense here. It can start forest fires. Though speaking of that, we're very thankful to have the rain because of the amount of fires we've been having, because it's been so dry here this year. So things you're gonna wanna do is make sure that you've secured your lawn furniture.

Don't leave your umbrella open 'cause it'll get sucked up in the wind. There can be haboobs, big dust storms, in front of or behind the, monsoon rain. Please keep your phone charged because, yes, electricity can go out. It doesn't happen very often, and I haven't had it [00:06:00] happen at any of the homes I've lived in, but it does happen, especially if you get a lot of flooding in the area.

And again, never, never, never think that you're gonna be able to drive through a flooded road. Please don't do it. I, I, I tried to drive in the water when I first got down here, and literally I could feel my car starting to float, and I sort of freaked out. I was like, "Oh my God, this is way different than water, just a regular rainstorm."

So please keep that in mind. But it's not, it's not anything to be afraid of. It's actually one of the best times of the year in Arizona. I'm outside right now enjoying the evening. It is about 7:00, and I haven't been able to be outside much for the last three weeks because it's been so hot. Even at this time of the evening it's been so hot.

And it feels awesome. It feels amazing. [00:07:00] And it, it smells good. No, I don't wanna eat the dirt. So if you think that you'd like to experience a monsoon season, please, please come. If you've had a monsoon season, you have stories about monsoon season, please comment below because it is truly, I think, Arizonans', Arizonians' favorite time of the year.

And again, please click on the link below if you are thinking about relocating here. It is a relocation guide made specifically for you. So click the link and please ask questions. I am here to answer your questions about living in the Northern Arizona, Verde Valley, Cottonwood, Sedona area. God bless.