REGION 14 FORECAST

DESERT SOUTHWEST

SUMMARY: Winter will be colder and drier than normal, with the coldest periods in mid- and late December and mid- and late February. Snowfall will be below normal in most areas that normally receive snow, with the snowiest periods in late December and late February. April and May will be cooler than normal in the east and warmer in the west, with above-normal rainfall. Summer will be cooler than normal, with near-normal rainfall. The hottest periods will occur in mid-June and late August. September and October will be cooler than normal, with near- to slightly above-normal precipitation.

NOV. 2020: Temp. 54° (2° below avg.); precip. 0.7" (0.3" below avg.). 1–10 Sunny; cool, then warm. 11–19 Showers, then sunny, cool. 20–22 Showers, cold. 23–30 Sunny, turning warmer.

DEC. 2020: Temp. 46° (2° below avg.); precip. 0.4" (0.1" below avg.). 1–4 Sunny, warm. 5–11 Showers, then sunny, cold. 12–17 Rainy periods, wet snow east. 18–23 Sunny; cold east, mild west. 24–31 Snow showers east, then sunny, cold.

JAN. 2021: Temp. 49° (1° below avg. east, 3° above west); precip. 0.5" (avg.). 1–11 Sunny, turning warm. 12–17 Showers east; sunny, mild west. 18–27 Sunny; cool east, mild west. 28–31 Rainy periods, mild.

FEB. 2021: Temp. 52° (3° above avg. east, 1° below west); precip. 0.5" (avg.). 1–7 Rainy periods, mild. 8–16 Sunny, cold. 17–23 Sunny, warm. 24–28 Rain and snow showers, cold.

MAR. 2021: Temp. 56° (2° below avg.); precip. 0.3" (avg. east, 0.4" below west). 1–2 Sunny, cool. 3–9 Snow showers, then sunny, cool. 10–18 Sunny, turning warm. 19–23 Snow showers east, sunny west; cold. 24–31 Sunny, cool.

APR. 2021: Temp. 55° (2° below avg.); precip. 1.5" (1" above avg.). 1–4 Sunny, warm. 5–12 Rain, then sunny, cool. 13–20 Sunny; warm east, turning cool west. 21–24 Sunny; cool east, warm west. 25–30 Rainy periods, cool.

MAY 2021: Temp. 74.5° (2° below avg. east, 3° above west); precip. 0.5" (avg.). 1–9 Sunny, turning hot. 10–15 A few showers, cooler. 16–20 Sunny, warm. 21–31 Isolated t-storms, turning cooler.

JUNE 2021: Temp. 81° (2° below avg.); precip. 0.5" (avg.). 1–8 Sunny, cool. 9–14 Sunny, hot. 15–22 Isolated t-storms, hot. 23–30 Scattered t-storms, warm.

JULY 2021: Temp. 84° (3° below avg.); precip. 2" (0.5" above avg.). 1–10 A few t-storms, turning cooler. 11–16 T-storms east, sunny west; warm. 17–24 A few t-storms, warm. 25–31 Isolated t-storms, warm.

AUG. 2021: Temp. 84° (1° below avg.); precip. 1" (1" below avg. east, avg. west). 1–6 A few t-storms east, sunny west; warm. 7–13 Isolated t-storms east, sunny west; cool. 14–23 Isolated t-storms, cool east; sunny, hot west. 24–31 Scattered t-storms; hot, then cooler.

SEPT. 2021: Temp. 76° (3° below avg.); precip. 1.5" (avg. east, 1" above west). 1–6 Rain, then sunny, cooler. 7–13 Showers, then sunny, cool. 14–20 Rainy periods, cool. 21–30 Scattered t-storms, cool.

OCT. 2021: Temp. 67.5° (3° below avg. east, 2° above west); precip. 1" (avg.). 1–4 Sunny, cool. 5–12 Scattered showers; warm, then cool. 13–22 Rainy periods east, sunny west; turning chilly. 23–31 Sunny, turning warm.