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MOST ACCURATE FORECAST: A warm Monday ahead then changes arrive for Arizona

We made it to the upper 70s today in the Valley and could challenge 80 degrees by Monday. However, cooler air and chances for rain and snow are set to arrive for State 48.

By: Justin Hobbs

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PHOENIX — We made it to the upper 70s today in the Valley and could challenge 80 degrees by Monday. However, cooler air and chances for rain and snow are set to arrive for State 48.

Super Bowl Sunday featured decent cloud coverage across the state, some of this will beak up into Monday with a few more peaks of sunshine. This may allow the metro to reach 80 degrees in the afternoon.

Elsewhere across the state temperature will remain well above average with partly sunny skies. Winds are expected to begin to pick up Monday along the Mogollon Rim and northeastern Arizona. This will only amplify into Tuesday as our first storm system moves in.

The first weak storm system will clip into northern Arizona between Tuesday and Wednesday. This will bring temperatures down across the state. The latest model runs do bring some snow down to the Rim and into the White Mountains. It is likely totals will be around 1-2 inches with some isolated higher totals on higher peaks. Snow levels will dip to 3,000 feet Wednesday morning and rise to nearly 5,000 in the evening.

Then, a stronger storm will approach our state toward the end of next week. This one will drop temperatures even more with snow showers in the High Country and possibly some rain in the Valley. So, stay tuned for updates as we get closer.