542
FXUS65 KFGZ 260727
AFDFGZ
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
1227 AM MST MON JAN 26 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
A CHILLY AND DRY AIR MASS REMAINS OVER THE REGION
THIS MORNING IN THE WAKE OF SATURDAY'S COLD FRONT. THIS COLD AIR
WILL LINGER TODAY, WITH DAYTIME HIGHS 5-10 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL
AND SOME PASSING HIGH CLOUDS. TUESDAY INTO THE WEEKEND - THE
WEATHER PATTERN WILL BE DOMINATED BY HIGH PRESSURE ALONG THE WEST
COAST. ALTHOUGH OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL REMAIN QUITE COLD THROUGH MID
WEEK, DAYTIME HIGHS WILL START TO RECOVER AND REACH 5-10 DEGREES
ABOVE NORMAL EACH DAY STARTING TUESDAY. WEAK SHORTWAVES WILL
OCCASIONALLY RIDE OVER THE RIDGE AND PASS NORTHEAST OF THE STATE,
BUT WILL BRING LITTLE CHANGE IN THE WEATHER OTHER THAN SOME HIGH
CLOUDS AND A SLIGHT INCREASE IN NORTHEAST WINDS. NO SIGNIFICANT
CHANGE IN THIS WEATHER PATTERN IS SHOWING UP ANYTIME SOON, AND THE
CPC 8-14 DAY OUTLOOK INDICATES THAT ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE
LIKELY ALONG WITH A LEAN TOWARD BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION.
AVIATION...MONDAY 26/06Z THROUGH TUESDAY 27/06Z
VFR EXPECTED.
LIGHT AND VARIABLE OVERNIGHT WITH LOCALLY GUSTY NE WINDS DOWNWIND
FO THE HIGHER TERRAIN. E WINDS 5-15 KTS AFTER 16Z.
OUTLOOK...TUESDAY 27/06Z THROUGH THURSDAY 29/06Z...VFR EXPECTED.
NW-NE WINDS AROUND 5-15 KTS WITH LOCALLY GUSTY NE WINDS DOWNWIND
OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN OVERNIGHT.
FIRE WEATHER...TODAY AND TUESDAY
DRY CONDITIONS WITH COOL
TEMPERATURES TODAY, TURNING WARMER ON TUESDAY. WINDS NORTH-SOUTHEAST
5-15 MPH EACH DAY, ALONG WITH MINIMUM AFTERNOON RH 10-20%.
WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS AND SEASONABLE
TEMPERATURES. WINDS VARIABLE 5-15 MPH ON WEDNESDAY, BECOMING NORTH-
NORTHEAST FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. MINIMUM AFTERNOON RH 15-25%.
FGZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
PUBLIC...JJ
AVIATION...MEOLA
FIRE WEATHER...HUMPHREYS
FOR NORTHERN ARIZONA WEATHER INFORMATION VISIT
WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF
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