WILLIAMS – The Zip Line ride in downtown Williams opened this afternoon as the city received a respite from the hailstorm of yesterday. The rain continued throughout the night and into this morning.

The good news is that the ground is so saturated that puddles are forming throughout the town. This limits the fire danger considerably. This is particularly helpful since the Kaibab Forest service plans to continue managed burns. Patches of hail remain from the storm yesterday.

The forecast shows a 40% chance of thunderstorms throughout the night which has already started as of this writing. The low is expected to be about 54 with south southeast wind around 8 mph.

Tomorrow there is a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. It will be mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. The wind will be south 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Tomorrow night there is a 30 percent chance of thundershower activity with winds just slightly less.

Tuesday and Wednesday are expected to be clear with a chance of thunderstorms beginning again on Thursday.

The weather for Flagstaff is essentially identical and the weather service has issued a warning about possible localized flooding for the area.