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Look for a good chance of showers and thunderstorms today, especially this afternoon into the early evening.

Winds W at 5 to 10 mph.Arizona’s long-delayed monsoon finally gusted into Rim Country last week, immediately tamping down the fire danger and blowing open the door to reopening the forest. April begins the summer trout stocking schedule for most of the high country streams and lakes of Arizona.

Payson: March springtime snow viewed from a cabin behind Greenvalley Park.

The Arizona Game and Fish Department… Springtime in the Arizona high country is when winter is losing its grip, the snow banks are disappearing, and trout … Ahh ... springtime!

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To other fly fishers, it is normal. Temperatures reached triple-digit highs during the National Weather Service’s heat advisory for Rim Country earlier this week, but the NWS forecast has temps dropping by the weekend and into next week.

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Payson didn’t see many snow flurries from the recent storm, but got plenty of rain, with the heaviest snowfall centered on the Mogollon Rim, including the small community of Happy Jack. High 98F. Mainly fair and warmer weather Tuesday and Wednesday with just a few showers across eastern portio…Slumbering Pine-Strawberry residents were startled to wake to an alert of a possible tornado in the area early Thursday morning. Ayla Kell is most known for her role in ABC Family's "Make It or Break It" alongside Chelsea Hobbs, Cassie Scerbo, and Josie Loren.

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It is a recessive trait in m… Somebody said fishing was fun and a great way to enjoy the outdoors, so you took their advice.

Nah Today's exercise regime is slightly different from the past two days After last nights Zumba, I zombie walked my way back to the car stuff and sore and took Ibuprofen when I got home.

It’s that time of the year when flowers, trees and bushes burst into their array of brilliant col… I don’t own a boat or a float tube, so I focus on lakes from a shoreline fishing perspective.

The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Payson is 657 to 1.

Tangled b… The Memorial Day holiday weekend ushers in summer as thousands of visitors spend time in the Rim County camping, fish… I love fishing with my grandkids any chance that I can. During winter months these areas can see much cooler temperatures and even snow due to the elevation. per night. An active weather pattern will bring breezy, cooler and unsettled weather to northern Arizona through the weekend. 2.83 mi from city center. by James Goughnour, Arizona Game & Fish commissioner Abundant atmospheric moisture combined with daytime heating and slow storm movement will allow for an enhanced threat of flash flooding to…The National Weather Service has issued a Northern Arizona Drought/Fire Weather Outlook analysis for June 2018. It was not a happy New Year for many motorists with a storm dumping nearly half a foot of snow in Payson Monday and eight inches east of Star Valley, forcing officials to close the roadways as they handled many vehicle slide-offs and accidents.

Low 71F. The wild swings of the monsoon continue in northern Arizona, with last week’s downpours giving way to a predicted heat wave this week.

Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed designating most of the clear, year-round streams in Rim Country and … Let’s Talk Fishin’ held its season championship tournament on Roosevelt Lake on Saturday, May 30 and Sunday, May 31. High 98F. Up to 90 days of daily highs, lows, and precipitation chances.

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