paul horton just dropped the hammer live. the switch there! the snow starts falling, the asu band in the distance, and there's the tree. a brand-new addition here at the phoenix zoo for zoo lights. and the first time they put this on back in the early '90s, they had about 400,000 lights, maybe 4,000 people. now they get around 300,000 folks that come through here during the holidays. it's a big tradti and the biggest fundraiser for the phoenix zoo. let's talk about the forecast here. mostly clear sky, pretty good for the upcoming holiday. 72 degrees. winds out of the west northwest at 8 miles per hour. indiana, northwest that could give us some holiday issues as well for tomorrow. big rain around oregon and washington. for us, high temperatures in the mid-70s, warmer tomorrow for thanksgiving. plenty of sunshine expected. you can see the storm track staying well to the north of us. future cast, stop it here tomorrow morning. mostly clear skies. getting up early, getting the turkey ready, heading out on a turkey trot, we'll continue to see some

paul horton is out there tonight hosting. this is their biggest finned raising event all year. >> with snow! >> not bad . >> wow! >> reporter: and i dissected the discussion from the national he mentioned snowfall. [ laughter ] >> reporter: look at this. we've got some snow phoenix zoo. always nice. let's show what you we're expecting today, into the mid-70s. satellite and radar, mostly clear conditions. we'll continue to see clear conditions through the rest of the evening. and we're sitting around the mid-cities, 72 degrees, winds light out of the west eight miles per hour. we'll have more from the wonderful phoenix zoo coming up. good thing i grabbed my scarf. and they're hoping to hit t at 5:45 this evening. and the asu marching band will be part of the festivities as well. >>> i'm not on the injury report. i'm full go. there's. >> he's all in on sunday for the first time since he was hospitalized. hearing from bruce arians. >> and donald trump continues to fill his cabinet. >>> president elect donald trump is spending. >

. >> paul horton is there for all the festivities. paul? >> reporter: guess what day it is! guess what day it is! >> are we going there? [ laughter ] >> reporter: isn't that nice? this is dale. hoar at the phoenix zoo -- phoenix zoo. and his trainer aaron. and you can get a nice camel ride here at the phoenix zoo. and this 2,000 pound animal can hold a family of five. can you imagine that family photo if you come out to the phoenix zoo during the holidays? lulet's talk about that weather. what a beautiful night tonight, if you're heading out and about for the phoenix zoo, wherever you're going. doors are gonna stay open until about 10:00. and over 700 sculptures. we're gonna show you the 7-day planner and what's ahead for thanksgiving coming up. good work, dale! >> happy holidays. we'll be checking back in with you! [ laughter ] >>> bruce arians returns to the field. not in this video. we'll show it to you. what he said about his health scare. >> i hate to say this to you. i'll probably never see you again. >> he always loves the lyme light. we have a one-on-one interview wi

meteorologist paul horton is out there . we can actually hear you this time and it is not as loud.>>> they still have qualifying going on behind me, vehicles practicing this evening. you cannot beat the weather. what a day today. thank you mother nature. the high today 83 and we were right around 79. we will talk about the races in just a second. a lot of people out here enjoying themselves and the track. let's look at the forecast. we are 79 currently and it is breezy. we will see off and on not as windy, but the when will pick up to about 15 miles per hour. let radar. showers to the north of us pushing into the pacific northwest. tonight we will get to 62 and then we will see temperatures around 26 in flagstaff and 40 for our friends in sedona. for saturday, 62 in the morning and low 80s by the afternoon. around 4:00. then on nascar sunday, a lot of folks are also headed to the west valley at the university of phoenix stadium. at 12:30, the high temperature will be 84 degrees. where your sunscreen. they are expecting 100,0

paul horton is out there getting into the spirit >> reporter: hello chris. want to show you guys, this is the hottest ticket in scottsdale. i am with general manager scott miller. show everyone he set up. these are fire pits right next to an ice rink. yes, an ice rink in arizona. >> was set up! we're going to talk about all the festivities and how you can check out this portable fire pit. we had beautiful weather right unbelievable, upper 60s. it's nice to see the rain finally move on by. we have mostly clear skies. as you can see with the satellite radar, where did the rain and snow go ask it went toward colorado and you can see some showers towards parts of northern california. we have gorgeous conditions. happen at about 6:45 and we will cool down into the upper 50s. take a look at futurecast. we will stop in the morning hours, mostly clear skies and sunshine which will last through thanksgiving which -- thanksgiving. it looks pretty good for the holiday weekend as well. 42 sedona, 50 phoenix, there's your day in detail, low 50s in the morning and then 69

the princess is getting set to show off its display and our paul horton is out there live getting into the christmas spirit. >> reporter: with one of our number 1 viewers right here, hi lynette. you in the holiday spirit? that i am. merry christmas. >> reporter: she's a special it's good to see you. we are at santa's headquarters and all of the kids, this is the cutest thing. they are writing letters to santa. we are going to take you inside his headquarters. we will show you that and a second. lidstock of in the forecast right now. >>> you can see with a satellite and radar, we have sun cloud cover well to the north of us but mostly clear skies. we are going to see temperatures into the upper 60s this evening. then we will start to see degrees by 9:00. we will then get down to 57 degrees by 11:00. pentas help us write there, this is a most incomparable -- incredible set up. this is where the big man will be hanging out right air ricky even has this flight plan that he's going to give to kids and tell them about all the fun for the -- right here. santa even has his flightplan they will

paul horton is there in the beautiful setting to be a part of it. >>> we'll show you folks are living the dream. cheers. happy holidays. look at you. loving life at the biltmore. there's forks -- there are people out there waving. temperature, you can't beat it. the sun is starting to set. it temperatures cooling down. we had high today, up to 80 degrees which is amazing. their big changes ahead. you can see clouds moving in from the west. with the increasing clouds starting late tomorrow. sunday, a good chance of rain country. the main detail this evening, temperatures drop to 70 the main detail this evening, temperatures drop to 73 degrees by 7 o'clock. lower 70s at around nine. 60s around 11. if you had out and about, come to the biltmore and be a part of the holiday headquarters. there's the tree in the distance. camelback mountain, you cannot beat the atmosphere. happy friday. >>> >>> in the cbs show pure genius, surgeon uses a 3-d printed heart to practice a propagated procedure. this is not hollywood magic. it's happening right now and have full hospitals across the country. in

. >>> and now paul horton, this may be weather related. >> we did have pockets of heavy rain. it's been a while since we've had rain out there. the roads are slick. keep it slow out there. and leow isolated rain taking place, the radar here, you can see spotty showers, taking place along the 101 in the west valley and heading towards the 17. this is just light moisture falling. keep that in mind. most of the rain is starting to taper off and snow showers around flagstaff. and the culprit is an area of low pressure now pushing moving around new mexico and along the border here towards winslow and now rainfall totals are impressive. an inch of rain in whitman and 3/10 in scottsdale and glendale and a 10th in sky harbor. temperatures are cooler than averag hour and look at the 7-day planner coming up. >>> and paul was telling us about the rain and snow up north, check out snow bowl. it's already received 3 inches. they can get 11-inch before the day is done. the resort was making snow so the runs are open. we're going to take you up right from your smartphone. download our mobile

meteorologist paul horton joins us a little early. >> it looks like a lot of the showers are tapering out there, chris. we will take you to the valley radar and show you a lot of the showers as i mentioned passing through areas of north phoenix and the last half hour, they are starting to quiet down with light snow showers across areas of flagstaff and still a threat for a few snow showers up in the high country. but take a look at their rainfall totals, pretty impressive with .8 inches of glendale over .3 inches. .1 inches at sky harbor with a live look out there with their clearing skies. those temperatures will be dropping quickly right now roaming around 65 degrees. let's look for the upcoming holiday and that answer in a few minutes, chris? >> all right, thank you, paul. and today's storms didn't just bring rain, but look at that, yup, it brought snow in the high country. >> it came down today in flagstaff. making it just a great day for skiers and borders who were able to get -- boarders who jason barry is live where people are really enjoying the snow. jason? >> reporter: yeah,