A temperature inversion was stopping the dust from that storm from settling or mixing as it typically. Here's what to know about the haze over metro Phoenix and what is causing it. Worley said the ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily ... Less than an hour later, a dust storm was visible near the City of Surprise, causing delays for drivers headed in and out of Wickenburg, Wickiup, and Kingman.

In the Valley today, skies will start mostly cloudy with some clearing later for a partly cloudy afternoon. Look for a high of 79 degrees.

With cooler weather and a lack of storm activity, haze built up in Phoenix, settling in around the Valley's edges.

However, one really ambitious and dramtic endeavour was yet to come: capturing a dust storm as it barrelled towards Phoenix City in Arizona, all from the vantage point of a helicopter. The catch?