Rosa has left the scene, but not after dropping beneficial rains across the area! What a great way to start October. She has left some moisture behind, so maybe a a lingering shower this morning. Otherwise becoming mostly sunny skies. Today’s high in the upper 80s.

A couple of systems missing us to the west will dry us out and keep us on the “cool” side with temperatures close to “average” for early October. Upper 80s tomorrow and mid 80s Friday and Saturday with lows in the upper 50s to near 60!

A Fall storm heads our way late in the Columbus Day weekend bringing a chance for rain and mountain snow! 10% Saturday night low 60s. 30% Sunday mid 70s. 20% Sunday night mid 50s. 10% Monday low 70s. Sunny Tuesday mid 70s. Enjoy!

A couple of gusts of wind this morning! as Rosa is falling apart as she moves into SW AZ. The rain shield stayed to the west of Tucson overnight, but we have clouds and dewpoints in the mid 60s. Lots of moisture around. Some breaks in the clouds today and breezy with a few thunderstorms possible. 30% today with a high in the mid 80s. 40% this evening with a low in the mid 60s.

Lingering moisture tomorrow ahead of a trough from a storm that will miss us to the north Thursday. Slight chance for a storm or two tomorrow and Thursday with highs in the upper 80s.

Cooler behind our system Friday and Saturday with highs in the mid 80s and lows near 60!

But wait. There’s more! A Fall storm dropping in from the NW will bring a chance for showers and perhaps some mountain snow Sunday and Monday. 20% Sunday upper 70s. 40% Sunday night mid 50s. 30% Monday mid 70s. Stay tuned!

What a difference a hurricane makes! Tropical Storm Rosa is approaching the northern Baja California coast. Lots of moisture has been pushed into Arizona ahead of Rosa and we are breezy and cool with a few showers about this morning. We did add .01″ to our Monsoon 2018 totals yesterday! Any rain that falls this week will add to October totals, but Monsoon 2018 is done with a final total of 7.02″

OK, back to Rosa. Her expected track is pretty much on track from yesterday’s thinking. Moving between Yuma and Gila Bend late morning tomorrow as a tropical depression. That means another 36 hours or so of good rain chances with embedded thunderstorms, some with heavy rainfall possible. Highs in the mid 80s today and tomorrow. Breezy tomorrow too, especially in the mountains. Could see wind gusts to near 35 mph in the Metro.

Rosa moves out Tuesday night and a trough comes through the state Wednesday. Slight chance for storms as that happens with a high in the upper 80s.

Drier, cooler air moves in behind the trough. Highs in the upper 80s Thursday and Friday with lows in the low 60s! Mid 80s Saturday. 10% Saturday night and Sunday. Sunday’s high in the low 80s. Enjoy!!!

Here comes Rosa! Well, the moisture ahead of Rosa is arriving first. A few high clouds already increasing this morning with rain likely developing near the International Border SW of Tucson a little later. Moisture and rain chances then continue to spread north and northeast through the day. A little cooler today than the 98 degrees (wasn’t that a boy band back in the day?) the last three days with a high in the low 90s. Showers and storm chances at 20% today increasing to 50% by tonight. Tonight’s low near 70.

Tomorrow looks to be a cloudy, cool, rainy day with locally heavy rainfall possible. The heavy rain is more likely to the west (closer to Rosa’s leftover circulation) and in the mountains. Breezes picking up tomorrow night too (gusting to 30 mph) as Rosa passes to our west. Call it a 60% chance for showers and storms tomorrow and a 70% tomorrow night with highs in the mid 80s and lows in the upper 60s.

Partly sunny and breezy on Tuesday with SSW winds gusting to 30 mph. A 50% chance for showers and storms with a high in the mid 80s.

A series of troughs moving through Arizona the rest of the week will keep us on the cool side with a chance for a few showers. 20% Wednesday upper 80s. 10% Thursday mid 80s. Mostly sunny Friday mid 80s. Mostly sunny and breezy Saturday mid 80s. Lows in the low to mid 60s!!! Enjoy!

Very refreshing on the patio/deck/roof this morning. Currently 70 at 5:35. Nice!  High pressure remains parked over our head for another day with a high today near 98.

The times they are a changin’! A gift from the tropical waters off the Mexican Coast, Hurricane Rosa is making a beeline for SW AZ. Clouds and moisture on the increase through the day tomorrow with a good chance for showers and storms by afternoon/evening. High in the low 90s.

Monday looking cloudy and rainy with embedded thunderstorms, some with locally heavy rainfall, and a high in the mid 80s. The main event should be Monday night into Tuesday as the much weakened circulation from Rosa moves just to the west and then north of Tucson. Numerous showers and storms Monday night and Tuesday along with increasing breezes. Could be fairly windy in the mountains! Monday’s high in the mid 80s. 50% chance for rain Tuesday mid 80s. There is a FLASH FLOOD WATCH in effect for central Pima County and Pinal County Monday morning through late Tuesday night. If Rosa’s path should move just a bit more to the east then forecast, the watch may be updated to include the Metro. Stay tuned.

A trough of low pressure moves through the state Wednesday bringing a slight chance for showers as it moves through. Continued cooler than average to start October. 20% chance for showers Wednesday mid 80s. 10% Thursday mid 80s. Sunny Friday mid 80s. Enjoy!