Our winter storm approacheth! Already some winds kicking up out there. It will be a “breezy” day with south winds gusting over 30 mph. Increasing clouds with a slight chance for showers this afternoon even. Rain begins in earnest (and Tucson too) tonight with the National Weather Service giving us a 100% chance for rain! 💯 Rain mixing with or changing to snow New Year’s morning with a WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY in effect above 3,500 feet from 5:00 p.m. tonight until 5:00 p.m. tomorrow night. I’m looking at you Catalina, Vail, and Corona de Tucson! Maybe an inch or so of snow for y’all! What a great way to start the year if we could manage snow showers in and around Tucson tomorrow morning! Meanwhile in the mountains it’s a WINTER STORM WARNING from 2:00 this afternoon until 5:00 p.m. tomorrow. Summerhaven expecting 1 to 2 feet of snow!!!

All of this excitement is followed up by a HARD FREEZE WARNING for the Metro starting tomorrow night at 10:00 p..m. until 9:00 a.m. Wednesday morning. Mid 20s expected! Hopefully no more flies on my hikes. For those of you sick of the cold, take heart. Warming up to near average (mid 60s) by Friday and Saturday. Another Storm in here by the end of the weekend but it looks like snow levels high enough to maybe even melt some mountain snow. Stay tuned!

Increasing clouds and breezy today with south winds 15-25 mph gusting to near 35. 10% chance for showers this afternoon and a high in the mid 50s. 100% chance for showers tonight with snow possible above 3,500 feet and a low in the mid 30s. Scattered rain and snow showers tomorrow morning followed by scattered rain showers with decreasing clouds late and a high in the upper 40s. Mostly clear Tuesday night/Wednesday morning with a low near 24ish! Sunny Wednesday upper 40s. Upper 50s Thursday. Mid 60s Friday and Saturday. 40% Sunday upper 50s. Enjoy!