PHOENIX — It's a nice start to the week, but we're already tracking our next storm.
It will move in late Tuesday and Wednesday, picking up winds, dropping temperatures and bringing chances for rain and snow across our state.
Much of northern Arizona will be under Wind Advisories Tuesday and early Wednesday with the potential of 45 mph wind gusts along the I-40 corridor.
Here in the Valley, breezes will pick up Tuesday afternoon and get even stronger on Wednesday as the cold front associated with this storm system moves through. Look for peak gusts near 30 mph across the Phoenix metro area.
The cold front will drop temperatures by around 10 to 15 degrees.
Valley highs will fall from the upper 70s Tuesday to the upper 60s by Thursday.
Rain chances will start late Tuesday night and ramp up on Wednesday as the cold front moves through.
Valley rainfall will be spotty, but we could see around 0.10-0.15 inches in some spots. We could even see a few thunderstorms in the mix, too.
Up north, rain will fall over the lower elevations with accumulating snow in spots above 6,500 feet.
Snowfall will be light with one to three inches possible in Flagstaff by late Wednesday night.
This storm will clear to the east by Thursday morning and we are looking dry state-wide heading into the weekend as temperatures rebound.
Valley highs will be back in the low 70s by Friday with early morning lows in the upper 40s to low 50s.
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2022 Rainfall totals:
Sky Harbor Official Rainfall: 3.73" (-2.30" from average)
Valley Average (Phoenix Rainfall Index): 5.34"
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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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