Overview
- Showers and thunderstorms continue Wednesday with a heavier, more widespread band entering southern Arizona this evening and pushing north overnight.
- A Flood Watch is in effect Wednesday for Yavapai and Mohave counties with localized flooding possible elsewhere, and ADOT and the Red Cross urge winter travel preparation and “Turn around, don’t drown.”
- Forecast rainfall through Wednesday is about 0.25–0.50 inch in the Phoenix area, over 1 inch in some north and west neighborhoods, and 2 inches or more possible in northwest pockets such as Yavapai County.
- Snow is expected above roughly 7,000–8,000 feet with light amounts common and localized totals that could exceed 6–12 inches at peaks like Arizona Snowbowl.
- Cooler air settles in with Thursday the week’s coldest day and drier conditions expanding from west to east, and forecasters say another system could bring more rain and mountain snow Saturday into Sunday.