A shortwave trough brought a few rain and high elevation snow showers, as well as strong winds to northern Arizona.
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The episode as NWS FGZ wrote it up.
A shortwave trough brought a few rain and high elevation snow showers, as well as strong winds to northern Arizona.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Flagstaff, AZ wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 26, 5:00 AM MST, 5 hours 35 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Flagstaff AZ 500 AM MST Sun Apr 26 2026 .SYNOPSIS...A weak weather disturbance will deliver cooler temperatures and breezy to windy conditions today, along with a chance of showers through this afternoon. Some light snow is possible above around 6500 feet elevation. Conditions stay breezy on Monday, but warmer and drier weather will develop during the Monday through Wednesday time frame. Showers then return late next week. && .DISCUSSION...The upper low was located over southern Nevada as of 2 AM. The low will move northeastward through Utah today. Light showers have developed ahead of the system, mainly across Yavapai and Coconino counties. Snow levels remain above 7500-8000 feet, but will fall through the early morning hours down closer to 6500-7000 feet. Graupel has also been mixing in with the rain already here at the NWS in Bellemont (Elev. 7150 ft) and a dusting of snow was noted on the ADOT cam at Jacob Lake near 7900 ft. The most widespread shower activity is forecast early this morning, becoming more scattered later in the day. Any snow accumulation at the populated areas above 6500 ft along I-40/17 is expected to be under 1" with minimal if any impact. The other story today will be the wind. A Wind Advisory remains in effect from 5 AM to 8 PM MST from the Mogollon Rim and White Mountains northward for gusts in the 40-55 mph range. This will also be the coolest day in over a month, with highs 10-20 degrees below normal. Monday - another shortwave will approach from the northwest. Much drier air will filter in ahead of the system, with dewpoints dropping into the teens by afternoon. Winds will remain gusty, though not as strong as today. Southwest winds 15-20 mph with gusts 25-35 mph are forecast. The low humidity and gusty winds will lead to some near-critical fire weather in east central Arizona. Tuesday through Wednesday - northern Arizona will be under a shortwave ridge, with lighter winds and temperatures warming to near normal. Thursday through Friday - most of the model guidance indicates another low moving into the state off the Pacific. Another round of showers will be possible, with our latest PoPs in the 30-50% range, peaking on Thursday afternoon. This one doesn't look too cold with snow levels likely remaining above 9000 feet. && .AVIATION...Sunday 26/12Z through Monday 27/12Z...Expect scattered -SHRA/-SHSN (snow level 6500-7500 ft msl) early this morning to become more isolated after 15Z-18Z. MVFR in showers, with localized/brief IFR possible through around 15Z including KFLG/KGCN. Isolated thunderstorms possible through 00Z. Winds S-SW 15-25 kts early this morning, becoming SW 20-30 kts with gusts 30-45 kts from around 17Z to 03Z. OUTLOOK...Monday 27/12Z through Wednesday 29/12Z...VFR conditions. Daytime winds SW 10-20 kts with gusts to 25-30 kts Monday, SW-W 5-15 kts Tuesday. Light and variable or terrain driven overnight. && .FIRE WEATHER...Sunday and Monday...A chance of rain and high elevation snow showers, as well as isolated thunderstorms, will linger into this afternoon. Strong southwest winds with speeds from 20-30 mph gusting 40-55 mph will develop today for areas along and north of the Mogollon Rim. Warmer and drier weather arrives Monday, with southwest wind gusts of 25-35 mph during the afternoon. Much lower humidity combined with gusty winds will lead to a small area of near-critical fire weather Monday afternoon on the north side of the White Mountains into the Little Colorado River valley. Tuesday through Thursday...On Tuesday and Wednesday, expect dry weather and a warming trend. Southwest winds of 10-15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph are forecast both afternoons. On Thursday, a 20- 40% chance of showers is forecast due to the passage of another low pressure system. && .FGZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Wind Advisory until 8 PM MST /9 PM MDT/ this evening for AZZ009>017-039-040. && PUBLIC...JJ AVIATION...JJ FIRE WEATHER...JJ For Northern Arizona weather information visit weather.gov/flagstaff
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A peak wind gust of 63 mph was measured at the Springerville Airport AWOS (KJTC).
A peak wind gust of 59 mph was measured at the Window Rock Airport ASOS (KRQE).
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