PHOENIX — We are still in ABC15 Weather Action mode as rain and snow impact road travel across Arizona!
Travel across the high country is not recommended overnight. Slick, icy roads and low visibility from blowing snow are making road travel hazardous in many areas.
Winter Weather Advisories and Winter Storm Warnings remain in effect through Friday morning across northwestern Arizona and along the Mogollon Rim. This includes places like Kingman, Sedona, Prescott, Flagstaff, Payson, Heber and Show Low.
Areas above 6,000 feet in elevation already picked up six to 12 inches of snow on Wednesday and may get an additional six to 12 inches through Friday morning.
With winds still gusting near 35 mph across the high country, we will see more issues with blowing snow and low visibility. So, road travel is not recommended until after this storm clears out on Friday.
There are still chances for rain showers in the Valley, too. Rainfall totals will be light, with less than a tenth of an inch expected.
Friday will be drier and calmer across Arizona, but it'll be a short break before another winter storm moves in this weekend.
That storm will be bringing more wind, rain and snow and another big drop in temperatures.
Winds will start to pick up on Saturday afternoon with peak gusts near 45 mph across Arizona.
Valley rain showers are possible late Saturday into Sunday morning with the potential of around a quarter of an inch of rain.
Up north, the snow level will drop to around 3,000 feet. We could see another six to 12 inches of snow in areas above 6,000 feet in elevation.
Stay tuned for updates on this next storm as we get closer!
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2023 Rainfall totals:
Sky Harbor Official Rainfall: 1.29" (-0.26" from average)
Valley Average (Phoenix Rainfall Index): 1.72"
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2022 Rainfall totals:
Sky Harbor Official Rainfall: 5.78" (-1.44" from average)
Valley Average (Phoenix Rainfall Index): 7.02"
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Daily rainfall reports from all across the Valley can be found here.
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PHOENIX IS GETTING DRIER - LOWER RAINFALL AVERAGES NOW
Average Monsoon Rainfall in Phoenix (1981-2010): 2.71" of rain
NEW Average Monsoon Rainfall in Phoenix (1991-2020): 2.43" of rain
Average Yearly Rainfall in Phoenix (1981-2010): 8:03" of rain
NEW Average Yearly Rainfall in Phoenix (1991-2020): 7.22" of rain
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