PHOENIX — A major winter storm is moving through Arizona!
There are significant travel impacts due to high winds, rain and snow, so we're in ABC15 Weather Action mode.
Adjust any travel plans you have across the high country overnight and again on Thursday. Slick, icy roads and low visibility from blowing snow are making travel hazardous in many areas.
Weather Weather Advisories and Winter Storm Warnings remain in effect through mid-day Friday 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 on Thursday.
With winds still gusting at 35 to 45 mph across the high country on Thursday, we will see more issues with blowing snow and low visibility. So, road travel is not recommended until after this storm clears out.
We will also see another chance of rain showers moving through the Valley Thursday afternoon and evening. Rainfall totals will be around a tenth of an inch across the Phoenix metro area.
Conditions will calm down and dry out a bit on Friday across our state.
Then, the next winter storm will move in from the west late Saturday and Sunday. That will be bringing more wind, rain and snow and another big drop in temperatures.
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" (-0.23" 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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