Did last week's string of 70-plus degree temperatures get you planning your springtime activities and thinking winter was a thing of the past?

Well, then, you won't like what National Weather Service meteorologist Bill Turner predicts for this week:

"We're not going to see 60 (degrees) for days," Turner said. "Probably not until Friday."

The winter storm that covered the Tucson area since Sunday afternoon helped plunge temperatures far below normal, but rather than the usual bounce-back of warmth and clear skies, the forecast is for clouds, rain, snow - in the mountains, at least - and highs in the 50s for several more days, Turner said.

Temperatures hovered in the mid-40s most of Monday, with the high eventually reaching 54. The record low maximum for the date of 50 was set in 1935, weather service records show.

Another storm is forecast for today, and more rain is predicted for Thursday and possibly this weekend, Turner said. And though each should bring measurable rain, they're not expected to be as strong as the current front, he said.

As of 6 p.m. Monday, 0.32 of an inch of rain had fallen in Tucson, keeping the region far ahead of normal rainfall totals. At 4.32 inches, we're more than double the 2.11 inches we've usually gotten at this point in the year.

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Contact reporter Brian J. Pedersen at 573-4224 or bjp@azstarnet.com