Sky
Arizona’s dry desert air and dust conspire to create breathtaking sunsets. The very low average relative humidity (between 20 and 50 percent) and 300-plus days of sunshine create stark and dramatic lighting conditions. When afternoon monsoon thunderstorms roll across the landscape the mix of billowy clouds, rain, and light form an endlessly changing tapestry that is a sight to behold.
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A lonely windmill awaits a summer storm near the mining town of Superior.
Turnbull Peak near Safford receives a summer soaking.
Pink sunset filters through a summer rainstorm near Strawberry.
A curtain of rain is illuminated by the setting sun.
A summer monsoon drenches the desert near Agua Caliente.
The sun sets behind a summer storm near Strawberry.
Sunrise illuminates winter fog where Tonto Creek enters Roosevelt Lake.
A golden sunset fills the sky above Payson.
A red sunset over the Mogollon Rim.
Pine trees silhouetted by red clouds along the Mogollon Rim.
A summer monsoon storm drenches Chandler.
Silhouetted saguaros at sunset 1.
Dark rain clouds over high grasslands east of Flagstaff.
Billowy castles in the sky over volcanic mountains.
Silhouetted saguaros at sunset 2.
Golden sunrise through morning haze near Gisela.