It’s snowing in the Flagstaff area, at least only a little bit.
Precipitation has been falling since Friday morning and is expected through Saturday.
Jacob Lewandowski is a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Flagstaff. He says this weather is not exactly unusual for April, but it’s helpful.
“You know, any upcoming fire season it’ll help to delay fire risk by keeping things a little bit more wet, keeping the trees a little more wet, keeping the soils more moist," Lewandowski said.
He says to expect 1 to 2 inches of snow, but the ground is warm. Rain showers are also expected.
Flagstaff weekend forecast
Friday: Snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. High near 37. West wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than 1 inch possible. At night, snow showers likely, mainly before 8 p.m. Some thunder is also possible. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 6-11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday: A 30% chance of snow showers before 11 a.m. Sunny, with a high near 48. North wind 11 to 14 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected. At night, mostly clear, with a low around 23. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 62. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph. At night, mostly clear, with a low around 31. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Source: National Weather Service
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