Animation: 2013 drought conditions in Arizona

Week-by-week visualization of Arizona drought conditions, courtesy of U.S. Drought Monitor.

Interactive quiz: Lightning

Interactive map: Tucson-area rain totals

According to data from the National Weather Service, Tucson Weather Forecast Office, Tucson International Airport — the city's official recording site — picked up 0.12 inches of rain overnight. Here are some other area rainfall totals.

I-10 wrecks blamed on dust, windstorm

A storm system created up to 60 mph winds and blowing dust Monday that caused multiple-vehicle crashes on I-10 near Picacho, authorities said.

I-10 wrecks blamed on dust, windstorm

An officer with the Arizona Department of Public Safety wears a mask to protect himself from dust stirred by high winds as he investigates a chain-reaction crash on Interstate 10 near Picacho. No one was seriously hurt in several accidents in the area on Monday.

Interactive quiz: Arizona dust storms and driving

Wild poppies add first color to desert wildflower season

Don't expect a mass of color, but Mexican gold poppies are popping up along the Yetman Trail.

Wild poppies add first color to desert wildflower season

The Sonoran Desert is a land of stark contrasts - brought home in vivid color this week. Some of the first Mexican gold poppies of the coming spring season burst into bloom along the David Yetman Trail west of Tucson - just a week after the city was cloaked with a winter snowfall.

Low temps make for slow snowmelt

Wednesday's snow is sticking around in parts of Southern Arizona, thanks to below-normal temperatures that are forecast to continue into next week.

Interactive quiz: Tucson's snow days

Does it really snow in Tucson? In short, yes! Take our quiz and find out how much you know about Tucson's snow history.

Early cold snap locked in a January of extremes

A chilly first half of January outmatched a much warmer second half in Tucson, leading to temperatures that averaged well below normal for the entire month.

Interactive map: Tucson-area rain totals since Thursday

Click on a blue dot to learn more about Pima County Regional Flood Control District precipitation totals from that site.

Big chill could be here 2 more days

Bundle up and stay warm because the cold snap that hit the city is expected to continue into Tuesday morning with a hard freeze, and possibly go into Wednesday.

Cold front will usher in hard freeze in Southern Arizona

Keep the heavy coats, mittens, caps and scarves handy, because a cold front is expected to hit the Tucson area beginning Thursday night.

This morning's Tucson-area rain totals

Did the sound of pouring rain and gusting winds wake you up last night? Some parts of Tucson received both in today's early hours.

Map: Tucson-area rain totals since Thursday

A gauge in Catalina State Park leads the Tucson area with the most rainfall since Thursday — 1.61 inches.

Avg. temp for month 5 degrees above usual

Edgar Torres with The Groundskeeper digs a line for an irrigation system at the Chase bank at East Speedway and North Swan Road. Monday's daytime temperatures - especially at midday - were ideally suited to outdoor work.

Average temp for month 5 degrees above usual

It has, in fact, been hotter than normal.

A showstopper, each and every time

Lightning dancing through the sky over Saguaro National Park West.

A showstopper, each and every time

By now it’s something we Tucsonans could be blasé about, yet it still grabs our attention without fail: a spectacular seasonal light show, this time sending lightning dancing through the sky over Saguaro National Park West. Tucson woke up to an unusual morning storm Wednesday that dumped rai…