Winter weather has arrived in northern Arizona, leading to school closures and traffic restrictions.Snow began falling across the High Country early Thursday morning and is expected to intensify throughout the day as the first of two storms moves through the state.

The weather service confirmed Phoenix's forecast, which was expected to be around 68 degrees, breezy with a chance of showers. The low for Thursday evening was forecast to be around 49 degrees with partly cloudy skies and likely showers. There was a 60% chance of rain in the forecast for Thursday night with a chance of winds reaching 20 mph.

The Trump administration plans to shutter two National Park Service offices in Flagstaff later this year as part of cost-cutting initiatives that have targeted 2 million square feet of federal office space throughout the country.

The continued dry conditions over the last couple of months worry firefighters about what this could mean for fire season this year.

Fire managers with the Flagstaff Ranger District of Coconino National Forest planned to conduct pile burns on March 5 and March 6 in several areas around

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The first of two storm systems is pushing through Arizona today, bringing big weather changes. In the Valley, look for a 30% chance of rain today, mainly during the morning hours. Temperatures will climb to a high of about 70 degrees as mostly cloudy skies this morning see some clearing this afternoon.

CozyHome had customers lined up to upgrade their AC systems with state grants. Donald Trump’s freeze ended that program.

Two major weather systems will bring mixed conditions across much of Arizona, with snow in Flagstaff, wind in Phoenix and possible rain in Tucson.

A weather system is bringing rain and snow to parts of Arizona. The high in Phoenix should reach 70°F for Thursday. PHOENIX - We've been talking about it most of the week, but Arizona is finally seeing some wet weather.