A winter storm will bring periods of heavy snowfall and poor visibilities across portions of northern Arizona through early this evening. Snow levels will drop as low as 2000 fee. Go to weather.gov/Flagstaff for details concerning snow advisories and winter storm warnings and forecasts for your specific location. Expect winter driving conditions across all of northern Arizona today.

If you must travel please prepare for your trip by telling someone your travel route, planned arrival time and the vehicle description. Make sure to take extra water, snacks and blankets or warm clothing. Make sure your phone is fully charged before you leave and don’t forget to check in once you arrive at your destination to avoid expending resources that may be utilized elsewhere.

A cold winter storm will enter western Arizona this evening and move slowly eastward overnight. A winter storm warning is in effect for the Mogollon Rim and White Mountain Areas and a winter weather advisory covers the rest of northern Arizona.

Expect winter driving conditions with snow levels falling to 2500-3500 feet!

Wednesday the winter storm will continue to bring heavy snowfall and poor visibilities across northern Arizona through Wednesday morning. Snowfall intensity should decrease for areas west of a line from Page to Payson during the afternoon. Areas east of this line should see decreasing snowfall intesity by early evening. Snow levels will be as low as 2000 feet.

Storm total snow accumulations through Wednesday night:

White Mountains 12 – 18 inches
Mogollon Rim (south of Flagstaff) 10 – 15 inches
Mogollon Rim (North of Payson) 15 – 20

Thursday through Sunday weak disturbances will move through the region with scattered snow showers expected Thursday through Friday afternoon and again Saturday night and Sunday. Additional snow accumulations should be light.

On Wednesday a cold winter storm will bring widespread significant snowfall across northern Arizona with much colder temperatures and hazardous winter driving conditions. Accumulating snow will begin in Coconino, northern Gila and Yavapai counties after midnight Wednesday morning. Snowfall will then spread eastward into Navajo and Apache counties by sunrise. Snow levels will range from 2500 to 2500 feet elevation.

Expect hazardous winter driving conditions with accumulating snow and blowing snow with snow packed roads and periods of near zero visibilities.

Storm total snow accumulations through Wednesday…
Greater than 6000 = 6 – 12 inches
5000-6000 feet = 3 – 6 inches
3000-5000 = 1 – 3 inches