A winter storm dumped about 3 inches of snow on Mount Lemmon by early Sunday morning, according to the National Weather Service.
In Tucson, the soggy conditions, more than a half-inch of rain fell at the Tucson International Airport, led to the cancellation of the Tucson Association of Realtors Shootout, a soccer competition that brings in over 330 teams from throughout the Southwest. (See story, Page B8.)
There is a 10 percent chance that scattered showers will continue Monday in Tucson, according to the weather service. The expected high temperature is 59 degrees.
On Mount Lemmon, the weather service is calling for a 30 percent chance of snow showers for most of Monday, with a high near 36.
Tucson residents hoping to visit Mt. Lemmon should call the Pima County Sheriff’s Department road condition line at 520-547-7510.
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Sunny skies should return Tuesday, but will only last a couple of days until the rain returns Thursday night. Shower chances are expected to increase through Saturday.
Arizona State University meteorology professor Randall Cerveny recently said in a KTAR-FM radio interview in Phoenix that the rain and snowfall in Arizona is helping to ease the state’s 17-year drought.
The U.S. Drought Monitor showed that approximately 25 percent of Arizona was in moderate or severe drought, an improvement from 45 percent three months ago.
No area of Arizona is in the exceptional or extreme-drought category.
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