PHOENIX — The winter storm that has been warned about most of this week is finally here!
Rain is falling across much of the Valley.
Check where the rain is falling now with our radar here.
A Flood Watch is in place for the Valley until 6 a.m. Saturday.
Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain are possible across the Valley Friday.
Remember, turn around, don't drown if you come up on a flooded roadway.
How much rain have you had? Check rainfall totals here.
Across the high country, rain will eventually change over to snow at the highest elevations over the weekend.
Parts of Arizona are under winter weather alerts because of the anticipated snowfall.
12:00 p.m.
955am: Currently seeing a small break in rain across much of the Phoenix metro, however another round of light rain will quickly move into the metro through noon. Expect to see on and off showers through the afternoon and evening. Rainfall amounts mostly 0.25-0.50" so far. #azwx pic.twitter.com/t674ghfCKm
— NWS Phoenix (@NWSPhoenix) December 22, 2023
11:21 a.m.
157 delays so far today at Sky Harbor but only one cancelation. Mesa Gateway has only had 2 delays.
10:52 a.m.
It’s going to look like this all day in the Valley! Rain, rain & more rain as people head out of town for the holidays.
— Elenee Dao (@Elenee_Dao) December 22, 2023
If you’re out driving, be careful. Take it slow & if there is any flooding, turn around. @abc15 #azwx
MORE ON WHAT TO EXPECT: https://t.co/Gsb36tuGNs pic.twitter.com/zGTFvx1e7A
7:55 a.m.
755am: Light rain with a few pocket of moderate rain continues to stream into south-central AZ this morning. So far, amounts around the area generally ranged from 0.10" to 0.33". Rain will persist into the afternoon before seeing a few breaks. #azwx pic.twitter.com/9jH6OdOeQ8
— NWS Phoenix (@NWSPhoenix) December 22, 2023
7:50 a.m.
With the sun now up, ADOT cameras are starting to show just how widespread the rain is across the Valley:
7:10 a.m.
6:45 a.m.
6:45 AM MST Update: Light to moderate showers continue to overspread much of south-central AZ, leading to a wet morning commute. Phoenix Sky Harbor has picked up 0.11" of rainfall since midnight so far. #azwx pic.twitter.com/hU8B9DHVJa
— NWS Phoenix (@NWSPhoenix) December 22, 2023
6:00 a.m.
Rain's coming down in and around the Valley.
— Arizona DOT (@ArizonaDOT) December 22, 2023
If you encounter rain while driving:
Leave plenty of braking room
Use your headlights
Never attempt to cross areas of standing water pic.twitter.com/5t48g0I40d
4:45 a.m.
4:45 AM MST Update: light to moderate showers continue to spread northward over the region, now covering southwestern Maricopa County. Showers will likely spread over much of the Phoenix metro area by sunrise. Be prepared for longer than normal morning commutes. #azwx #cawx pic.twitter.com/qGcaxZyoQt
— NWS Phoenix (@NWSPhoenix) December 22, 2023
