PHOENIX — As our big winter storm gradually clears out tonight, temperatures are plummeting.
Freeze Warnings and Hard Freeze Warnings are in effect for the entire Phoenix metro area and most of central and southern Arizona on Monday and Tuesday mornings.
Keep the "4 p's" in mind whenever freezing temperatures are in the forecast. Those are PLANTS, PIPES, PETS and PEOPLE.
Cover any sensitive plants with a blanket, towel or sheet. Wrap any exposed pipes to prevent bursting and consider letting them drip slowly throughout the night. Bring your pets inside and bundle up yourselves throughout the overnight hours.
We are expecting widespread frost across the Valley. So be prepared to do some scraping of your car windshield if you leave it parked outside overnight.
Temperatures are expected to stay very chilly all week long. Valley highs will hit the mid to upper 50s with early morning lows in the 30s.
Another winter storm will move in Wednesday night into Thursday with more rain and snow for parts of our state.
Early estimates show an inch or two of snow for Flagstaff and less than a tenth of an inch of rain in the Valley.
Then, we'll dry back out heading into the weekend as temperatures stay chilly.
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2024 Rainfall totals:
Sky Harbor Official Rainfall: 0.02" (-0.19" from average)
Valley Average (Phoenix Rainfall Index): 0.09"
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2023 Rainfall totals:
Sky Harbor Official Rainfall: 4.21" (-3.01" from average)
Valley Average (Phoenix Rainfall Index): 5.47"
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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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