PHOENIX — Clouds are moving in ahead of our next big storm.
Light, isolated showers could impact the Valley at times over the next few days, but our best rain chances are on Friday as the storm system moves through.
Rain could impact your morning and evening commutes, as well as your travel plans across Arizona, so Friday will be an ABC15 Weather Action Day. Take action now to prepare for a rainy day on Friday.
Cities across the Phoenix metro area could see anywhere from a half an inch to over an inch of rain over the next few days, with the majority of that falling on Friday.
This storm will be fairly warm, so snow levels will stay near 8,000 feet through Friday. We'll see them drop to 7,000 feet on Saturday before falling to 5,000 feet on Sunday as another storm system moves in with colder air from Utah.
Flagstaff and other areas along the Mogollon Rim will mostly see rain now through Friday, but by Saturday night into Sunday it will switch to snow as the colder air arrives.
Right now, we are tracking the possibility of one to three inches of snow in Flagstaff just in time for Christmas!
Here in the Valley, rain chances will linger into Sunday but we will dry out by Christmas Day.
It will get much cooler too, with the highs falling into the mid 60s Friday and Saturday and low 60s for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
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2023 Rainfall totals:
Sky Harbor Official Rainfall: 3.45" (-3.45" from average)
Valley Average (Phoenix Rainfall Index): 4.63"
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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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