Warming up through the week

Temperatures are trending up in the Valley!

COOLER TEMPERATURES WITH HIGHSIN THE LOW 70s, IT CERTAINLYFELT A LITTLE DIFFERENTYESTERDAY.THIS WEEK, WE START THE WEEKWITH A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS ANDTHUNDERSTORMS ACROSS OUR STATE,BELIEVE IT OR NOT, AS WE TRACKANOTHER DISTURBANCE.IT WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS ACROSSTHE STATE, TOO.AND TEMPERATURES TODAY BACK INTOTHE UPPER 70s, BUT WE'VE GOT AWARMER WEEK IN STORE.SO IF IT WAS WARM FOR YOUYESTERDAY, GET READY, IT'S ABOUTTO GET EVEN WARMER THIS WEEK.RIGHT NOW, AS WE LOOK AT DESERTDOPPLER RADAR, WE'RE STARTINGOFF THE DAY WITH MORE CLOUDS ANDEVEN SHOWERS AND SNOW INNORTHERN ARIZONA.AS I ZOOM IN, YOU'LL NOTICE THATWE'VE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF BLUEON THE MAP.THAT INDICATING WE'VE GOT SOMESNOW IN SPOTS LIKE FLAGSTAFF.WE COULD SEE SOME LIGHTACCUMULATIONS UP NORTH, SO BE ONTHE LOOKOUT FOR THAT.THAT'S GOING TO LEAD TOPOTENTIALLY AT LEAST A FEW SLICKSPOTS IF YOU HAVE TO HEAD OUT ONTHOSE ROADS.SHOWERS STRETCHING ALONG THEI-17.SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMSPOSSIBLE IN AREAS OVER THATHIGHER TERRAIN, NORTH AND EASTOF THE VALLEY.FOR THE VALLEY RIGHT NOW, WE'VEGOT MOSTLY SUNNY TO PARTLYCLOUDY CONDITIONS.AS WE GO THROUGH THE DAY TODAY,THOUGH, WE'LL HAVE TO WATCH AS ASTRAY SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORMCOULD MOVE IN.AS I WALK YOU THROUGH FUTURECAST, AGAIN, THE BEST POTENTIALFOR RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WILLBE JUST NORTH AND EAST OF THEVALLEY.SO FROM ABOUT PRESCOTT TO SEDONATO FLAGSTAFF.THEN OVER TO PASON AND SHOW LOW.LOW.IN LAKE PLEASANT, CANYON CITY,EVEN INTO PAYSON.WE COULD SEE A FEW SHOWERS ORMAYBE EVEN A STORM MOVE INTO THEVALLEY.SO YOU'RE GOING TO NOTICE A 10%CHANCE FOR RAIN IN MY FORECAST.7:00 P.M.

ON FUTURE CAST.NOTICE THAT IT'S THE NORTHEASTAND EAST VALLEY SPOTS LIKEAPACHE JUNCTION, GOLD CANYON,THAT HAVE THE BEST OPPORTUNITYOVERALL TO PICK UP A SHOWER ORTHUNDERSTORM, EVEN SPOTS LIKETWIN CREEK.SO BE MINDFUL OF THAT.WE'LL BE WATCHING FOR IT THISAFTERNOON.ONCE THAT BATCH MOVES THROUGH,WE'LL START TO DRY OUT.SO TODAY, A SLIGHT CHANCE FORRAIN IN THE PHOENIX METRO AREA.RAIN AND SOME SNOW SHOWERS OVERTHE HIGHER TERRAIN.THIS MORNING, SNOW COULD ADD UPTO ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW.THE STRONGEST WINDS -- YOU SEETHAT AREA SHADED IN THE TAN INSTAFFORD AND SOUTHEAST ARIZONA?THAT'S WHERE THE WINDS WILL BETHE STRONGEST.AFTER THIS DISTURBANCE MOVESTHROUGH, WE'VE GOT DRIERCONDITIONS SETTING UP FOR US,AND THE REST OF THE WEEK, ONCETHIS DISTURBANCE IS GONE, LOOKSNICE AND DRY AND ALSO WARMER.SO TODAY, WE'LL REACH A HIGH INTHE UPPER 70s.BY TOMORROW, BACK TO SUNSHINEAND HIGHS IN THE LOW 80s.THEN WE'LL REACH THE 80s AGAIN