12/2/13: According to the NWS Flagstaff Weather Briefing:
Expect dense fog and low clouds today and into tonight for valley areas north and east of the Mogollon Rim. It will become very windy tomorrow. But more significantly…
An arctic front will bring and several days of very cold temperatures to the area starting Wednesday. A period of moderate to locally heavy snow will occur along the front as it passes from the NW to SW across N. Arizona starting early on Wednesday…with snow showers continuing on Thursday. Snow levels will drop very low for this event…at or below 4000′ behind the front. Accumulations of 4-8″ of snow are possible with the passage of the front on Wednesday at higher elevations…especially along the western slopes of the terrain.
This is a very different storm from our wet, warm event 10 days ago. Expect hazardous driving conditions to extend to lower elevations…with very cold temperatures below normal lasting at least a week.
Stay tuned to the NWS Flagstaff (weather.gov/flagstaff) as updates to our forecasts are made regarding this winter storm.