Overview
- The first system arrives Wednesday from the southwest with light to steady rain for lower elevations and a few eastern high-terrain snow showers, then exits early Thursday.
- A colder storm follows from the northwest Thursday, increasing northern Arizona snow and adding spotty Valley showers before conditions dry out Friday.
- Phoenix is projected to receive roughly 0.25–0.50 inches of rain, with snow totals near 2–5 inches in Flagstaff, 6–12 at Arizona Snowbowl, 8–12 at Sunrise, and 3–6 in Pinetop-Lakeside.
- Temperatures will fall, with Phoenix nights in the low 40s and northern lows in the teens, and some high-elevation towns near or below zero.
- Gusts up to about 30 mph may develop behind Thursday’s front, and ADOT and the Red Cross urge preparation, safe snow-play practices, and “Turn around, don’t drown” at flooded roads.