Flagstaff and northern Arizona received 1-3 inches of snow on Monday, but more is coming. Here's how much fell and how much to expect from the storm.

"Below normal temperatures continue today, but return to near normal tomorrow," the National Weather Service Phoenix wrote on X. "Warming temperatures will continue through the weekend and into next week, with lower deserts seeing highs in the low 80s by the start of next week."

Arizona is accustomed to dry weather, but this 155-day stretch in the Valley has been rough on residents. The last measurable rainfall was in August of last year.

An exiting storm system makes way for a building ridge of high pressure and significantly warmer temperatures.

A winter weather advisory was in place for northern Arizona on Monday, January 27, as the National Weather Service (NWS) forecast continuing snow showers throughout the day.The weather service said the Coconino Plateau,

Vigilance and preparation are important, say forecasters at the NWS, as wintry weather brings hazardous travel conditions.

Over the past couple of months, record fall and winter heat and a lack of precipitation have led to Flagstaff's driest start to winter on record.

The Forest Service in northern Arizona suspended a prescribed burn southwest of the city due to strong winds in the area.

Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport has long been the official rain gauge for metro Phoenix. Why, especially when Valley weather varies a lot?

The streak fell just a day short of tying the record of 160 days, which was set during the Nixon administration.

The system brought heavy rain to wildfire-ravaged areas of Southern California after months without precipitation