106 FXUS65 KFGZ 281121 AFDFGZArea Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Flagstaff AZ 421 AM MST Sun Sep 28 2025
.SYNOPSIS...Scattered showers and thunderstorms will continue through Sunday evening. Due to the saturated conditions in some areas, stronger storms may produce flash flooding. Expect dry and warmer weather next week, with increased southwesterly breezes.
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.DISCUSSION...Our upper low is on the move this morning, now crossing the Lower Colorado River north of Blythe. This low will move slowly east-northeast across Arizona today, filling as it does. The low will then be nearly completely sheared out and into New Mexico by Monday morning.
This leaves one more day of cold temperatures aloft acting on the plentiful moisture in our area. However, shear and dynamical forcing that has existed east of the low for a few days will go away. This leaves mainly pulse storms by this afternoon. It does look like one more dynamical plume of moisture works its way up the I-17 corridor this morning. Amounts should be fairly light in this plume, as the boundary layer is very cold.
By Monday, much drier air and rising hghts develops across Arizona. Expect precipitation chances to end, along with slowly warming high temperatures, increased southwesterly breezes and colder nights. A very typical fall pattern.
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.AVIATION...Sunday 28/12Z through Monday 29/12Z...SCT SHRA/TSRA and ISOLD +TSRA through early Sunday evening. Lower clouds over the higher terrain as well as locations with precipitation may produce MVFR. Shower and thunderstorm activity decreases rapidly from west to east Sunday night. Sfc winds outside of storms will not affect flight operations.
OUTLOOK...Monday 29/12Z through Wednesday 01/12Z...Expect VFR conditions. ISOLD or single cell -SHRA possible over Apache County Monday afternoon. Daytime sfc winds S-SW10-20g25kts
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.FIRE WEATHER...Sunday and Monday...Expect scattered showers and thunderstorms to continue through early Sunday evening. Isolated stronger storms may become severe and capable of producing flash flooding. Much drier Monday, with daytime temperatures rising to around normal. Light southerly winds 5 to 15 mph both days.
Tuesday through Thursday...Dry. Daytime temperatures remain around normal, with chilly overnight readings in the high country. Daytime southerly winds 10 to 20 mph, with locally higher gusts.
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.FGZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...None.
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PUBLIC...Peterson AVIATION...Peterson FIRE WEATHER...Peterson
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