We're still seasonally in the height of fall, but the first few flakes of snow have already fallen in some parts of the country — in the northern latitudes, the Mountain West and even the highest peaks of Arizona.
Tucson, AZ
Right Now
81°
Mostly Cloudy
- Humidity: 46%
- Feels Like: 82°
- Heat Index: 82°
- Wind: 6 mph
- Wind Chill: 81°
- UV Index: 4 Moderate
- Sunrise: 06:30:47 AM
- Sunset: 05:46:25 PM
- Dew Point: 58°
- Visibility: 10 mi
Today
Scattered thunderstorms, especially during the afternoon hours. Gusty winds and small hail are possible. High 81F. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40%.
Tonight
Clear to partly cloudy. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. Low 67F. Winds ESE at 5 to 10 mph.
Tomorrow
Intervals of clouds and sunshine. High 89F. Winds SSE at 10 to 15 mph.
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- Isabella Barrón
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.
- 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.
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Brandi D. Addison
USA Today
A stronger-than-normal polar vortex is taking shape over the North Pole. That might sound like a recipe for a brutally cold winter, but it isn't that simple.
- 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.
- Arizona Daily Star
A storm swept across metro Tucson Monday evening, prompting several rescues, a power outage and reports of toppled power lines.
- Shi En Kim Arizona Republic
On average, Arizona sees as many as 600,000 lightning strikes every year, most of them during the monsoon. Storm chasers are out to capture the chaos.
- Ignacio Calderon and Doyle Rice USA Today
The United States’ scorching summer of 2026 was a record-breaker, scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Sept. 9.
- Tevian Whitehurst Arizona Republic
In Phoenix, 27 nights had lows at or warmer than 90 degrees, 14 of which broke or tied daily records.
Coral research with Tucson ties shows El Niño growing stronger as planet warms- Henry Brean
For Star subscribers: A study of corals dating back centuries in the Galapagos Islands found that the global climate phenomenon known as El Niño was nearly 40% stronger during the past 40 years than at any time in the past millennium.