Photos: Monsoon 2025 in Tucson
Images from this year's monsoon action around Tucson by the Arizona Daily Star photography staff.Â
An monsoon storm cell throws down a bolt near midtown just after sundown, part of a series of storms that ran mostly to south and east, September 25, 2025, Tucson, Ariz.
A lightning bolt hits just east of downtown one of a series of intense storms that skirted most of the city, September 25, 2025, Tucson, Ariz.
Foot traffic along Congress Street moves under a red monsoon sky as dusk settles over Hotel Congress and downtown Tucson, Ariz., July 18, 2025.
A pedestrian walks by along Church Avenue at Alameda Street with the sun going down after a monsoon storm skirted along the far eastern edge of Tucson, Ariz., before quickly dying out, July 8, 2025.
Kids take a ride on playground equipment at Joaquin Murrieta Park in Tucson, Ariz. under clouds that moved in early in the evening on June 30, 2025.
The last time rain was recorded at Tucson’s airport — the official location for weather data here — was .1-inches on July 22. This year’s monsoon has officially dropped less than two inches of rain since June 1, the start of the city’s monsoon period.
Garrett Asher uses an umbrella to shield himself from the rain during a visit at Reid Park Zoo, 3400 East Zoo Court, Tucson, Ariz., July 16, 2025.
A truck drives through flooded streets as heavy rain showers hit the city of Tucson, West Fort Lowell Road, Tucson, Ariz., July 3, 2025.
Petra Thompson uses a garbage bag to protect her hair from a monsoon storm that rolled over the westside in Tucson, Ariz. on July 2, 2025. Thompson said she her just done her hair and wanted to keep it dry as she crossed Grande Ave at St. Mary’s Road.
Guests explore Reid Park Zoo as rainfall continues through Southern Arizona, 3400 East Zoo Court, Tucson, Ariz., July 16, 2025.
A pedestrian picks his way over the pool gathered in the gutters of Stone Avenue and Pennington Street as rain from the first monsoon storm of the season drops on Tucson, Ariz., July 2, 2025.
A City of Tucson bus rider tries to keep dry as heavy rain and hail hit the city, Oracle and Fort Lowell stop, July 3, 2025.
A cyclists maneuvers through the puddles flooding the bike lane along Stone Avenue as the year’s first monsoon storm drops rain on Tucson, Ariz., July 2, 2025.
People exit Reid Park Zoo as rainfall continues through Southern Arizona, 3400 East Zoo Court, Tucson, Ariz., July 16, 2025.
The "Balancing Act” sculpture poses underneath the dark cloudy skies as rain showers pass through Southern Arizona, 4502 North First Avenue, Tucson, Ariz., July 2, 2025.
Traffic moves along St. Mary’s Road as the first monsoon hits the westside of Tucson, Ariz. on July 2, 2025.
A pedestrian braves the rain, walking along Church Avenue at Pennington Street in the first monsoon storm of the season over Tucson, Ariz., July 2, 2025.
A man crosses Scott Avenue at Pennington Street with the rain falling on Tucson, Ariz., July 2, 2025, in the year’s first monsoon storm.
A pedestrian, equipped for the rain, makes his way along Congress Street in the first monsoon storm of the season over Tucson, Ariz., July 2, 2025.
A man waits for the bus as heavy showers begin to pour in Tucson, North Oracle Road, Tucson, Ariz., July 3, 2025.
Afternoon traffic continues down North Oracle Road, as heavy rain showers hit the city, July 3, 2025.
Dark storm clouds roll through Southern Arizona, North Oracle Road, Tucson, Ariz., July 2, 2025.
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The high temperature in Tucson for the Fourth of July is expected to stay just under 100 degrees, forecaster say.
Monsoon season is ramping up across the southwestern United States and forecasters say the outlook favors above-normal precipitation in July. It could provide short-term relief for areas that have been struggling with persistent drought.
The official stats confirm the way it feels: Tucson’s monsoon rainfall is slightly below average so far this summer.
Tucson is in the midst of its third-driest monsoon season since official weather record-keeping started here in 1895, the National Weather Ser…
A flash flood watch has been issued for the Tucson area from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. today.
Tucson is under a Flood Watch Friday and Saturday, the weather service says.
Moisture in the region could bring afternoon and evening showers through Friday as metro Tucson heads toward a drier weekend followed by a hotter week, the weather service said.
Tucson's monsoon season ranked 12th driest everFor Star subscribers: Tucson's drier-than-normal monsoon season for the year is likely to be followed by a drier-than-normal winter, forecasts show.
A hurricane, a Pacific Northwest storm system and some luck could bring Tucson rain in coming days. Whether it's a lot or a little depends on how the systems interact.
Portions of the Tucson area could see between 1- to 1.5-inches of rain by the time storms are expected to leave the region late Monday afternoon.