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FXUS65 KFGZ 251711
AFDFGZ
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
1011 AM MST SUN JAN 25 2026
SYNOPSIS
FAIR WEATHER WILL RETURN TO THE REGION OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS. COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE FIRST
PART OF THE WEEK, THEN SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL DAYTIME TEMPERATURES
ARE EXPECTED MID TO LATE WEEK.
DISCUSSION
THE SHORTWAVE TROUGH AND COLD FRONT THAT BROUGHT A
ROUND OF RAIN/SNOW AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ON SATURDAY IS JUST
ABOUT TO EXIT EASTERN ARIZONA. AS OF 2 AM, THERE IS STILL AN AREA
OF MOSTLY LIGHT SNOW FROM AROUND SHOW LOW EASTWARD, BUT THIS IS
FORECAST TO MOVE OUT OF THE AREA BY AROUND 5 AM, WHEN THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY EXPIRES FOR THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. ELSEWHERE, A
COLD AND DRIER AIR MASS HAS MOVED IN, WITH GUSTY NORTH/NORTHEAST
WINDS THAT WILL BECOME NORTHWESTERLY AND CONTINUE INTO THE
AFTERNOON. ANOTHER SHORTWAVE DIVES DOWN THE WEST SIDE OF THE
CENTRAL/EASTERN US TROUGH LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT, BUT
THIS ONE TRACKS THROUGH COLORADO AND WON'T BRING PRECIPITATION TO
OUR AREA. IT WILL REINFORCE THE COOL AIR MASS AND KEEP HIGHS FROM
WARMING UP ON MONDAY. TUESDAY ONWARD - HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER
THE WESTERN US WITH DAYTIME HIGHS RETURNING TO NEAR OR SLIGHTLY
ABOVE NORMAL. WITH THE DRY AIR MASS IN PLACE, OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL
BE BELOW NORMAL THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS MEANS LOWS IN THE
SINGLE DIGITS/LOW TEENS FROM THE MOGOLLON RIM/WHITE MTNS NORTHWARD
AND MOSTLY 20S ELSEWHERE.
AVIATION...SUNDAY 25/18Z THROUGH MONDAY 26/18Z
VFR CONDITIONS,
NO PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. WINDS W-NW 5-15KTS, GUSTS TO 20KTS
DAYTIME, LIGHT AND VARIABLE OR TERRAIN DRIVEN OVERNIGHT.
OUTLOOK...MONDAY 26/18Z THROUGH WEDNESDAY 28/18Z...VFR CONDITIONS,
NO PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. WINDS GENERALLY LIGHT AND VARIABLE
5-10KTS DAYTIME, LIGHT AND VARIABLE OR TERRAIN DRIVEN OVERNIGHT.
FIRE WEATHER...TODAY AND MONDAY
DRY AND COOL CONDITIONS. WINDS
NORTHWEST 5-15 MPH ON SUNDAY, BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE ON MONDAY.
TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS WITH WARMER,
MORE SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES. WINDS NORTH THROUGH EAST 5-15 MPH.
FGZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
PUBLIC...JJ
AVIATION...BERNHART
FIRE WEATHER...HUMPHREYS
FOR NORTHERN ARIZONA WEATHER INFORMATION VISIT
WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF
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