Will it snow in Phoenix?
Phoenix, Arizona · checked 1:30 pm MST, Mon Oct 19
This week: the National Weather Service forecast
Snow is not in the National Weather Service forecast for Phoenix for the next 7 days.
NWS forecast for central Phoenix, issued 11:32 am MST, Mon Oct 19. It covers about 7 days and is updated several times a day.
The whole 7-day forecast
- This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 88. South southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
- Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
- Tuesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and 11pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
- Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 87. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
- Wednesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
- Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. South southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
- Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65. West southwest wind 0 to 10 mph.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 78. West northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
- Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. North northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 79. North northeast wind around 0 mph.
- Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
- Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 83. East northeast wind around 5 mph.
- Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
NWS forecast for Phoenix · Weather alerts in Arizona · Winter storm outlook
How often it snows in Phoenix
No measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) was recorded in any of the 27 winters from 1991–92 to 2020–21 with complete records.
Will Phoenix have a white Christmas?
NOAA's 1991–2020 normals for Phoenix's station do not include a snow-depth figure for December 25, so this page gives no white Christmas chance.
White Christmas in Phoenix: every Christmas Day since 1991
Where these numbers come from
Climate: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (annual, monthly and daily station normals) for Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, GHCN-Daily station USW00023183, 7 km from the city centre. First and last snow dates, the share of winters with snow and the snowiest winter were counted by this site from the same station's daily snowfall for the winters 1991–92 to 2020–21, read through the Regional Climate Centers' ACIS service; a winter with more than 10 missing days between October and April is left out. Forecast: the National Weather Service API, read at most once an hour. All US government data, public domain.
This site does not issue warnings or predict snow. It repeats the official forecast and the long-run record.
NOAA's winter outlook 2026–27 for Arizona
Questions
Will it snow in Phoenix this week?
Snow is not in the National Weather Service forecast for Phoenix for the next 7 days. The National Weather Service updates its forecast several times a day.
Will it snow in Phoenix this winter (2026–27)?
Nobody can say for a whole winter ahead. In the 27 winters from 1991–92 to 2020–21 with complete records, measurable snow fell in 0. NOAA's seasonal outlook gives the chances of a colder or wetter winter than normal, not snow totals.
When does Phoenix usually get its first snow?
No measurable snow was recorded in Phoenix in the 27 winters from 1991–92 to 2020–21 with complete records.
Will Phoenix have a white Christmas?
NOAA's 1991–2020 normals for Phoenix's station do not include a snow-depth figure for December 25, so this page gives no white Christmas chance.
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