Throughout the day on Jan. 29, there will be light, scattered rain and snow showers across Arizona. The showers will be mostly focused over north-central parts of the state, including parts of Coconino, Yavapai, Gila and Navajo Counties.
The NWS has issued winter warnings for the Western Mogollon Rim, Yavapai County Mountains, Grand Canyon Country, the Coconino Plateau, and the Northwest Deserts as these areas are expected to see several inches of snow. The advisory is expected to last until Tuesday at midnight local time.
Arizona is accustomed to dry weather, but this 155-day stretch in the Valley has been rough on residents. The last measurable rainfall was in August of last year.
Metro Phoenix continued to see showers pass through the area on Tuesday morning. Here's how much rain fell and what weather to expect for the week.
The National Weather Service in Flagstaff says snow is coming to northern Arizona soon. Here's the weather forecast, radar and everything to know.
Metro Phoenix may see rain in the coming days. Here's the weather forecast, radar and everything to know, including how many days without rain.
Tucson this weekend will have high temperatures in the mid-60s and lows in the low- to mid-30s, the National Weather Service forecast here shows. Meanwhile, Mount Lemmon will have highs
The National Weather Service posted a graphic with seven cities that have received more snow than Flagstaff so far this season.
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport has long been the official rain gauge for metro Phoenix. Why, especially when Valley weather varies a lot?
This marks the end of the second-longest dry period in Phoenix on record, just one day shy of breaking the longest record. The current record was set in 1972 with 160 days without measurable rain.
"Below normal temperatures continue today, but return to near normal tomorrow," the National Weather Service Phoenix wrote on X. "Warming temperatures will continue through the weekend and into next week, with lower deserts seeing highs in the low 80s by the start of next week."
Over the past couple of months, record fall and winter heat and a lack of precipitation have led to Flagstaff's driest start to winter on record.