I can't believe they found somebody driving the very rarely seen Subaru Outback near a trailhead in Utah, Arizona, or Colorado.

I had seen this nationwide map illustrating the temperature anomalies this winter posted in a few places but didn't recognize the source and didn't want to share it without first looking into where it came from. I include the link to the website home of the research project that produced the map. Yo...

The final observations from winter have been tallied and reported by all three NWS offices in Arizona. Broadly speaking it was the warmest winter on record. Tucson put together a more comprehensive infographic, including that the airport did not record a single reading of 32 or below all winter for ...

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Startling to be sure. But the scale of the graph as presented is incorrect and vastly underrepresents the increase this year. An accurate graph is attached.

Oh good. 90s in the forecast for PHX this week. Yay.

@azbackpackr Yes, the long-anticipated pattern shift was wildly hyped because it finally broke the record-breaking misery that has defined this season so far, but ultimately the results have been relatively disappointing for most areas east of the Sierra. A good stretch of the Mogollon Rim saw 8-10...

@azbackpackr It seems uncommon to be associated with a winter (snow) storm. I think later in the spring it happens more. I was just reading the Flagstaff NWS social page where they asked the public for snowfall reports and the universal response was pretty much “no way to measure” due to extreme wi...

@azbackpackr I feel like it's not terribly uncommon to have winds into the 60s in that part of the state? At least 3-4x/year?

The long-awaited pattern change seems to be slowly making having some effect here in the desert. Tomorrow looks pretty weak for the valley (no complaints for the higher elevations and south/east though!) and indicators of respectable amounts of both snow and rain across the rest of the state next we...

TL;DR
Upper= Lake Powell and upstream
Lower= Downstream of Glen Canyon Dam (e.g. all of Arizona)

@Nighthiker
I feel like emergency responders don’t often get towed when they park somewhere that your vehicle might have a different outcome.

Carney Springs / Wave Cave trailhead permanently closing. This has always been a bit of a questionable parking location due to its status on state trust land. Pinal County will be closing this down and shifting the parking access for these trails to the Lost Goldmine lot. I can't wait to see how th...

@big_load
Well, we're over two years since you last posted, so I'd expect hikebot to give you a pass.

@AZLumberjack I don't know that one necessarily correlates to the other, but I certainly hope not! There is a very good indication of a shift away from the current La Niña influence as soon as next month, and forecasts leaning toward El Niño conditions by later this summer. Of course, while the sea...

Just a random observation. The normal high temperature at this time of year in Phoenix should be in the 60s. SIXTIES.

Happy Marmot Day!

If what we've had over the past two months was called winter, I hope it's over. But if the shadow fortells cooler temperatures and atmospheric moistitude, sign me up.

@Pivo I wouldn't disagree that perhaps throwing a few new voices into the discussion could be a good thing, but if coming to a smart agreement is desired, I might question whether one of those voices should be Katie Hobbs.

----- Grand Canyon National Park plans adaptive reopening of North Rim in summer 2026 Grand Canyon National Park is preparing an adaptive approach for the seasonal reopening of the North Rim, evaluating potential impacts from winter weather to park infrastructure after the Dragon Bravo Fire. The par...

@RedRoxx44
The EXECUTIVE SUMMARY is a reasonably compact 66 pages with many useful graphs and charts describing the various alternatives and their potential effects.

And still, good luck!

The Bureau of Reclamation released their EIS for management of the Colorado River Basin water resources in the post-2026 time period. It did not include recommendations. Nerdy stuff here but if you're interested, the full details including the ability to register your comment: https://www.usbr.gov/C...