High winds, cooler temps forecast for Tucson

Get ready for a windy cool down in Tucson starting Monday.

National Weather Service says there could be snow in Tucson valley Wednesday

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning in effect through 11 p.m. Wednesday. The storm is expected to bring showers and snow Wednesday — with some blizzard conditions possible in mountain areas — and much colder temperatures. Wind gusts of nearly 40 mph are likely.

Rain, snow hits Pima County

Widespread showers and snow are coming down on Pima County, including reports of snow in Vail, Green Valley, Oracle and SaddleBrooke. The Mount Lemmon Highway closed Monday night except for residents who have 4-wheel drive or chains.

Improving Arizona dust-storm forecasting

If climate predictions are correct, it will become hotter, drier and dustier in Arizona over the coming decades. That means giant dust storms like the recent haboobs in Phoenix and Tucson will become more frequent.

Improving Arizona dust-storm forecasting

Eric Betterton

Improving Arizona dust-storm forecasting

A dust storm moves through a mine-tailings site near Dewey-Humboldt, where University of Arizona researchers are studying dust storms and weather.

Fitz Blog: Hot as...

Sunday's high temperature of a bazillion friggin’ degrees at Tucson International Airport set a record for Aug. 12, Lucifer said. The previous high was set in 1993 in the sixth level of hell.

Tucson monsoon: A look at Tuesday's lightning

Tucson's resident lightning expert Ron Holle of VAISALA provided the Star with a map that shows the location of Tuesday's 1,484 cloud-to-ground lightning flashes during the early evening.

Chance of rain in Tucson today: 60 percent

This morning's forecast from the National Weather Service in Tucson predicts a good chance of rain throughout the day, with diminishing storms tonight.

She's back — La Niña reappears in the Pacific Ocean

Who can forget this past February's record low evening temperatures and burst water pipes? According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, we should prepare for more of the same this winter.

Drought deepens in Tucson

It is the worst of times. It is ridiculously hot. It is uncomfortably humid. And it's not raining nearly enough to make enduring such nonsense worthwhile.

What to do about your neighborhood's monsoon mess

If monsoon thunderstorms have left your Tucson neighborhood a haven for broken tree limbs, fallen palm fronds and other debris, then consider the Neighborhood Clean-Up Program from the city of Tucson.

Storm brings rain, street flooding, lightning scares

A monsoon storm swept through Tucson on Thursday evening, flooding washes and streets, causing rock slides on the Catalina Highway and shutting down roads throughout the area.

July was 16th-hottest ever in Tucson; we'll flip a coin for August

July was hot - just as you might have expected. The National Weather Service's Tucson Weather Forecast Office recapped the month in a report released Monday. Here's how July breaks down:

Tucson records 16th hottest July

July was hot — just as you might have expected. It was the 16th hottest on record; and through seven months, 2011 is already the 19th warmest recorded.

Tucson: Where the most, least rain has fallen this monsoon

We're 37 days into the 108-day monsoon, and here's an update on how much rainfall we've seen around Tucson.

Monsoon returns: Here are Sunday's rainfall totals around Tucson

A trickle, a trace, just enough to tickle your face, that's how much rain we had in Tucson yesterday.

A look at the 'bursts' and 'breaks' of the Arizona monsoon

As this week's weather pattern in Tucson reveals, monsoon's rains are not constant. Instead, these thunderstorms occur in a pattern of bursts and breaks. This graphic explains how it works.

Tucson's monsoon rainfall totals through July 12

With a break in the monsoon rainfall action expected for at least the next few days around Tucson, here's a look at rain totals for monsoon's first 27 days.