Winter weather has slowed traffic on Interstate 40 heading east toward Flagstaff.
Snow is visible on distant mountains in this view from the McDowell Sonoran Preserve in Scottsdale the morning of Jan. 9, 2016.
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The Phoenix area can look forward to another week of sunny skies.
Unlike last week, however, temperatures will be slightly above normal levels. An area of high pressure will be the dominant weather feature for most of the week, keeping rain and clouds out of the area and temperatures moderate.
Daily forecasts
Monday should be partly cloudy with highs from 67 to 70 degrees and lows from 42 to 48. The normal high for Jan. 18 is 67 degrees.
Look for partly sunny skies Tuesday with highs from 65 to 69 degrees Tuesday with lows from 43 to 50.
Wednesday should be mostly sunny with highs from 66 to 70 and lows in the 40s.
Thursday should be partly sunny with highs in the upper 60s to lower 70s and lows from 45 to 50.
Snow lined trees along Highway 87 heading north towards Verde Valley.
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Interstate 17 re-opened Thursday afternoon south of Flagstaff, AZ. A winter storm brought rain and snow to Arizona.
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Dominic Anthony Dutra (right) from Encino, CA, throws a snow into the Grand Canyon Friday, New Years Eve. A powerful winter storm brought over a foot of snow to northern Arizona.
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Wickenburg High School students sled down a hill at Vulture Peak Middle School in Wickenburg on Wednesday, December 31, 2014.
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A winter snowstorm covers roads in northern Arizona.
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Photo of a snow covered Saguaro cactus taken just outside of Wickenburg, Ariz.
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The snow was so deep in Arizona’s high country, it nearly hid the agaves,
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Joe Shannon walks his dog, Honeymoona, through the snow that fell Friday morning in Flagstaff, May 15, 2015.
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Gus the dog in Prescott on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2015.
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David Rutter, a full-time resident of Payson, shovels his driveway after snow fell, covering the area with a few inches. Rain in the Valley and snow in the high country dominated the weather in Arizona, ten days before Christmas Eve.
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A skier makes his way down a slope at Snowbowl in Flagstaff, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2013.
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Snowboarders make their way down a slope at Snowbowl on Dec. 19, 2013.
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Snow covers a Jeep in Greer, Arizona, on May 20, 2015.
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Amellia Borie, 2, of Phoenix, plays in the snow during the Winter in July event at the Phoenix Zoo on July 18, 2015.
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Daniel Huang, 4, of Mesa plays in the snow during the Winter in July event at the Phoenix Zoo on July 18, 2015.
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Matthew Darmody photographs the snow, Nov. 4, 2015, in Munds Park, Arizona.
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Sean Bettin shovels his driveway, Nov. 4, 2015, in Munds Park, Arizona.
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Matthew Darmody puts a cap on a snowman, Nov. 4, 2015, in Munds Park, Arizona.
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Angello Effio throws a snowball at his roommate, Nov. 4, 2015, at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona.
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Scott Lucas Henderson makes a snow angel at Northern Arizona University on Nov. 4, 2015 in Flagstaff, Arizona.
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Kay Verhoff walks her dog, Sammy, Nov. 4, 2015, on Munds Canyon Road, Munds Park, Arizona.
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Lift operator Megan Doser rakes snow at a lift at Arizona Snowbowl on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015. Flagstaff, Arizona.
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Snow is groomed at Arizona Snowbowl on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015. in Flagstaff, Arizona.
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Julie, Remy and Bobby Yang play in the snow at the Eighth Annual Carefree Christmas Festival in Carefree on Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015.
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McIntyre Limbers plays in the snow at the Eighth Annual Carefree Christmas Festivalin in Carefree on Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015.
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Rudy Alvarez, left, and his neighbor, Miguel Ochoa, full-time residents of Payson, shovel South Tonto Street after snow fell, covering the area with a few inches.
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Miguel Ochoa, a full-time resident of Payson, shovels South Tonto Street after snow fell, covering the area with a few inches.
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David Rutter, a full-time resident of Payson, shovels his driveway after snow fell, covering the area with a few inches.
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Snow dusts mountains south of Payson, Monday, December 14, 2015.
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An elk takes a break from foraging in a neighborhood in Payson, Monday, December 14, 2015.
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This trail in Payson is a pretty place to hike in the snow.
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The Arizona Science Center’s Snow Week offers snow and technologies integrating the sciences, technology and the arts.
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Milo Kaiser, 4, of Asheville, N.C., runs through falling artificial evaporative snow in the front hallway of the Arizona Science Center in Phoenix on Saturday, December 26, 2015.
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Gloria Alcaraz (right) of Gilbert throws a snowball at her grandson, Alexander Saenz, 3, (center) of Peoria, in the snow pile outside the Arizona Science Center in Phoenix on Saturday, December 26, 2015.
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Geovani Tavareu, visiting from Brazil, throws snow, in a pile of snow outside the Arizona Science Center in Phoenix on Saturday, December 26, 2015.
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Kids play in