The National Weather Service issued a Red Flag Warning for Saturday in Flagstaff and swaths of northern and eastern Arizona, ahead of a potential snowstorm moving into the area early
A low-pressure system moving across the state through Wednesday was expected to bring scattered showers to the Valley and snow in the north. Rainfall hit the north and northwest edges of the Valley before noon on Monday, but no measurable showers hit Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, where the office records weather, Worley said.
A winter weather system is moving its way across Arizona to the White Mountains, according to the National Weather Service in Flagstaff. The storm started to dump snow in the
Fire managers will set pile burns around the Flagstaff Ranger District. They will burn piles of forest debris usually after thinning or cutting trees.
The National Weather Service posted a graphic with seven cities that have received more snow than Flagstaff so far this season.
The U.S. Forest Service is conducting a controlled green waste burn at Willard Springs to reduce wildfire risks.
The National Weather Service (NWS) warned that northern Arizona was expected to get between 1 and 5 inches of snow on Monday,7.The weather service put a winter weather advisory in place for the Coconino Plateau,
Temperatures in the South were colder than Flagstaff on Tuesday and more snow fell in some areas in one day than all winter in northern Arizona.
Fire managers with the Coconino National Forest and Kaibab National Forest will continue working on local prescribed fire projects this week, including broadcast burns and pile burns, as northern Ariz
The 157-day dry streak as of Sunday afternoon was the second-longest on record in Phoenix. The longest stretch of 160 dry days was set in 1972.
The burn is necessary to reduce the existing stockpile of pine needles, tree trimmings and other green waste at Willard Springs before the start of the 2025 fire season.