Some areas could get gusts of up 75 mph, though that's mostly for areas outside of metro Tucson, according to the National Weather Service.
- Griffin Salkowski
The National Weather Service forecasts scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms in the Tucson region beginning on Saturday.
- Henry Brean
Tucson’s 2026 monsoon season ended slightly above average with 5.73 inches of rainfall, boosted by moisture from Pacific cyclone Polo, surpassing the 30-year average of 5.69 inches. This marks a significant increase over last year’s 2.82 inches, reflecting a wetter season overall.
Images from this year's monsoon action around Tucson by the Arizona Daily Star photography staff.
- Arizona Daily Star
Mount Lemmon received over four inches of rain Tuesday, with significant rainfall measured across various locations in Tucson including Marana, South Wilmot Road, and the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. Tucson International Airport recorded 0.27 inches as the storm moved into New Mexico.
- Griffin Salkowski
If the forecast holds, Tucson could end the year with above-normal monsoon rainfall.
- Norma Coile
If longtime Tucsonans can seem rather blasé about weather scenarios like the one in our regional news this week, 1997 may well be the reason.
A storm swept across metro Tucson Monday evening, prompting several rescues, a power outage and reports of toppled power lines.
In Phoenix, 27 nights had lows at or warmer than 90 degrees, 14 of which broke or tied daily records.
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Tucson wekend: Hot days with chances for stormy nights, according to the weather service.
A storm rolled into Vail Wednesday evening, southeast of Tucson, with rain and hail coming in sideways. Shortly before the rain fall, the National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning, advising of the possibility of wind gusts of up to 60 miles per hour, quarter-size hail, to…
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Tucson highs will dip into the 90s during the work week then climb back into triple digits by the weekend, the forecast shows.
An extreme heat warning across metro Tucson was set to end by Monday night with a slight dip in high temperatures for the rest of the week and a return to rain chances in the evenings, the forecast shows.
A year ago, staff cuts by the Trump administration forced the National Weather Service in Tucson to shuffle the schedule for its daily weather balloon launches.
A recent heatwave in Arizona caused record-breaking electricity demand, with utilities APS and SRP reporting peak usage about 5% higher than the previous year, impacting approximately 2.7 million homes and businesses statewide.
The Tucson area will be under an extreme heat warning from Thursday through Sunday, the weather service says.
The chance for thunderstorms in metro Tucson remains good into the weekend, the weather service says.
Chances for thunderstorms in the Tucson region rise over the weekend from about a 40% chance Saturday night to about 60% by Sunday night, the weather service says.
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Tucson is expected to dry out over the weekend.
An extreme heat warning for the Tucson area will continue into Thursday evening, as the high temperatures in the region could reach up to 111 degrees.
The Tucson area will be under an extreme heat watch through at least Wednesday night.
A monsoon storm swept across Tucson Wednesday bringing heavy rain across the city and prompting water rescues.
Tucson’s 2026 monsoon season got off to a wet start Monday, bringing thunderstorms, lightning and enough rain to break a daily rainfall record at Tucson International Airport. Forecasters say more showers are possible and note that a strong El Niño could increase the chances of above-average precipitation in Southern Arizona this year.
AccuWeather, The Old Farmer's Almanac and the National Weather Service have all released their predictions for summer weather, all of which forecast a hot, rainy summer season in Arizona.
While predicting the strength of Tucson's summer monsoon is still up in the air, a ‘super’ El Niño could make for a wetter-than-usual winter here, forecasts show.