PHOENIX — More rain is coming to the Valley as our next storm moves in!
Parts of the Phoenix metro area have already received measurable rain since Tuesday night with a surge of moisture ahead of that storm.
Sky Harbor has picked up 0.03 inches so far.
Thursday looks mostly dry with just a slight chance of spotty showers in the evening.
Then, we head into an ABC15 Weather Action Day on Friday with rain likely impacting your morning and evening commutes, as well as road travel across Arizona. Take action now to prepare for a wet day. Rain will likely linger into early Saturday, too.
Cities across the Phoenix metro area could see anywhere from a half an inch to over an inch of rain.
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 5,500 feet late Saturday into Sunday as another storm system approaches with colder air from Utah.
Flagstaff and other areas along the Mogollon Rim will mostly see rain through Friday, but by Saturday 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, Pinetop-Lakeside and other areas along the Mogollon Rim just in time for Christmas!
Here in the Valley, a slight chance of spotty rain showers 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 over Christmas weekend.
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2023 Rainfall totals:
Sky Harbor Official Rainfall: 3.48" (-3.47" from average)
Valley Average (Phoenix Rainfall Index): 4.66"
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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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