Here we are. 7:30 in the morning with frost covering everything and all of the mountains covered in snow. Maybe you live in Corona de Tucson or Catalina and you still have snow on the ground and probably icy streets. What a remarkable day we had yesterday! Record rainfall at the airport at 1.03″ and record snowfall at 1.9″! Crazy amazing = Cramazing! (I just made up a word) Summerhaven picked up a couple of feet of snow. I wonder when they’ll open Catalina Highway and I also wonder how long the wait will be to get up there when they do.
No more storms in the forecast. Just a warming trend. Enjoy!
Sunny today near 50ish. Clear and cold tonight upper 20s. Mostly sunny tomorrow low 60s. Upper 60s Monday. Low 70s Tuesday and Wednesday. Mid 70s Thursday and Friday.
Are you ready? The storm is moving in. Phrases like “blizzard like conditions” and “rain could be heavy at times” are being thrown around. For good reason! Because there could be blizzard like conditions (should that be hyphenated?) in the mountains and the rain could be heavy at times from this storm! If you have hatches you might want to batten them down. I grew up in Oregon so I don’t have an umbrella, but if you didn’t grow up in Oregon perhaps a handy umbrella would be, um, handy. Rain, heavy at times, by this afternoon lasting through Friday. Still not sure if we will see snow in the Metro by Saturday morning. It will be close. Still expecting 3 to 4 feet of snow in Summerhaven. Three-quarters to an inch and a half of rain for valley locations with isolated amounts up to two inches.
The storm moves out Saturday and we’ll start to warm up. Pretty much average for this time of year by Tuesday and Wednesday. Stay tuned!
Showers and breezy today with a high in the low 50s. Showers tonight with heavy rain possible and a low in the low 40s. Showers tomorrow with heavy rain possible and a high in the mid 40s. A chance for rain and snow showers late Friday night becoming mostly clear and a low in the upper 20s. Sunny Saturday low 50s. Low 60s Sunday. Mid 60s Monday. Upper 60s Tuesday. Near 70ish Wednesday. Enjoy!
The HARD FREEZE WARNING expires this morning at 8:00, but not before we experience a hard freeze. It’s 31 out there right now (4:37 a.m. what am I doing up since before 4:00 a.m.? great question!) and we will likely fall a few more degrees before the Sun comes up at 7:01. That heavy coat of yours is getting some use this Winter! High temperatures staying well below the average of 69 for this time of year. And…
You might want to sit down for this forecast. A major Winter storm is heading our way. Let’s just go through the snowfall amounts that are in Summerhaven’s official from the National Weather Service forecast. A WINTER STORM WARNING is in effect from 5:00 a.m. tomorrow morning until 5:00 p.m. Friday. Snow, heavy at times, tomorrow with 10-14 inches of snow accumulation possible. Snow, heavy at times, tomorrow night with 14-20 inches of ADDITIONAL snow possible. Snow, heavy at times, Friday with 8 to 12 inches of new snow possible. Add another inch or two perhaps Friday night!!! So. Doing some simple math… that adds up to 33″-48″ (basically three to four feet!) of snow for Summerhaven. WOW! is all I can say. Also. Do you know someone who might let me stay up there in their cabin??? 😃
Meanwhile, back down here at the ranch, we are looking at increasing clouds tonight with a 100% chance for rain tomorrow, tomorrow night and Friday. Rain, heavy at times, with three-quarters of an inch to an inch and a half possible from this storm. Snow levels starting around 5,000 feet tomorrow dropping down to 2,000 – 3,000 feet before the storm is done late Friday night into early Saturday morning. Oracle could see 6″-12″ of snow! Tucson (yes, Tucson) could (maybe!) see a trace to 3 inches of snow! Vail, Corona de Tucson, Catalina, Saddlebrooke will likely have some snowman building snowfall. Tucson maybe! Still a couple dayz out. Stay tuned!!!
The Sun returns by the weekend and we start to warm up some. Still a few degrees below average by Tuesday.
Sunny today with a high in the mid 50s. Increasing clouds tonight low 40s. Showers likely tomorrow morning with rain in the afternoon and breezy with a high in the low 50s. Rain, heavy at times, tomorrow night low 40s. Rain, heavy at times, Friday mid 40s. A chance for rain showers Friday night before midnight then a slight chance for rain and snow showers becoming partly cloudy upper 20s. Sunny Saturday low 50s. Near 60ish Sunday. Low 60s Monday. Mid 60s Tuesday. Enjoy!
A HARD FREEZE WARNING in effect tonight from 11:00 p.m. until 8:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. Please. For the sake of all that is right and good let the teenagers sleep inside tonight! Also. Tonight’s record low is 25 set in 1955. Do we dare get that cold? The forecast is close at 27. We’ll see. We are between storms today and tomorrow. A lot of sunshine, but not very warm. Especially when you consider the average high for this time of year is 69. We’ll be at least 15 degrees colder than that through Saturday!
The next storm looks cold and very wet. A foot or three of snow for the mountains possible Thursday through Friday night! A WINTER STORM WATCH is in effect for Summerhaven from Thursday morning at 11:00 until Friday evening at 5:00. Three-quarters to an inch and a half of rain perhaps for us lowlanders. Also. Maybe (maybe) some snow mixed in in the Metro Friday night/Saturday morning. That didn’t really pan out last night, so we’ll see.
The Sun returns this weekend with a high on Sunday near 60ish! Still below average, but some rays of hope. (see what I did there?)
Sunny and cool today with a high in the low 50s. Clear and cold tonight with a low in the upper 20s. Sunny mid 50s tomorrow. Showers and breezy Thursday low 50s. Rain, heavy at times, Thursday night and Friday. Friday’s high in the upper 40s. A chance for rain and snow showers Friday night with a low in the upper 20s. Sunny Saturday low 50s. Sunny Sunday 60ish. Mid 60s Monday.
The storm is running a little late. It gives its apologies, but it will be here as soon as it can. Probably by this afternoon at the latest. Then the George Washington Birthday party can begin! Showers likely this afternoon. Mountain snow. Then rain and snow for the Metro tonight and tomorrow morning. Maybe even some accumulation (an inch or two?) in Vail and other higher low elevations. 6″-12″ above 7,000 feet. 3″-6″ between 5,000 and 7,000 feet. 0″ to 2″ between 2,500 and 3,500 feet. We’ll see! COLD Tuesday night/Wednesday morning with a HARD FREEZE WATCH in effect from 11:00 p.m. until 8:00 a.m. Go out and watch it freeze hard! Also, the 4 Ps. People, pets, pipes and plants. You could add peppermint and Playstation! (maybe?) Storm number two moves in by Thursday (assuming it’s on time) with much more moisture than storm number one… and another chance at low elevation snow. The mountains could see 2+ FEET of snow. Lots of rain for us bottom dwellers. How low will the snow go Friday night? We’ll all find out together. Stay tuned!
Showers likely by this afternoon and a high in the upper 40s. Scattered showers tonight then scattered rain and snow showers with a low near 32ish. Isolated rain and snow showers possible tomorrow morning otherwise clearing skies and a high in the upper 40s. HARD FREEZE WATCH Tuesday night/Wednesday morning with a low in the upper 20s. Sunny Wednesday mid 50s. 40% chance for showers Thursday low 50s. 60% Thursday night upper 30s. 80% Friday upper 40s. 40% chance for rain and snow Friday night/Saturday morning 31ish. Sunny Saturday mid 50s. Near 60ish Sunday. Enjoy!
Here comes Winter! Yesterday wasn’t all that warm either. Our high of 59 is 10 degrees below average for this time of year and it’s going to be cooler than that through at least next weekend. A couple three Winter storms are headed our way with significant snow falling on the mountains. Another breezy day today as our first storm approacheth. It’ll be a little cooler too. Showers beginning late tonight with prime time being tomorrow and tomorrow night. The National Weather Service has upped the ante issuing a WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY above 7,000 feet starting at 10:00 tonight through 8:00 tomorrow night. Be advised. There will be winter weather. Summerhaven is looking at 8″-14″ inches of snow from this first storm storm. Here in the Metro it’s looking like rain with perhaps some snow mixed in late tomorrow night/Tuesday morning. Stay tuned Corona de Tucson, Vail, Catalina, Saddlebrooke. Accumulating snow may (may) go that low.
A break in the action Wednesday before a major winter storm moves in for Thursday and especially Friday. Tons of mountain snow (like a foot or two or more!) and lots of valley rain. Snow levels quite low again late Friday night/Saturday morning. Stay tuned!
Sunny and breezy today with west winds gusting around 25 mph and a high in the upper 50s. Partly cloudy tonight with a 20% chance for showers late mid 30s. Showers likely tomorrow (70%) with a high in the upper 40s. 50% chance for showers Monday night low 32ish. 20% chance for morning showers Tuesday then clearing low 50s. Sunny Wednesday mid 50s. 30% Thursday mid 50s. Showers likely Thursday night (60%) upper 30s. Showers likely Friday (70%) low 50s. 40% Friday night 32ish. 10% Saturday mid 50s. Enjoy!
Everybody loves a parade! Well. Not everybody will love this one (although many will). It is what it is. I hear a lot of people are complaining about this cold Winter. As my Dad used to say, “I’ll give you something to complain about!” A series of Winter storms are fixin’ to move through. The next couple of weeks look cold, wet, and yes, even snowy. A nice weekend with a lot of sunshine, but cool. Highs only in the 50s which is about 10 – 12 degrees below average.
Storm number one should start to move in Sunday night with a chilly rain (mmm chili) through Monday and Monday night. Snow levels crashing down with rain AND snow possible in the Metro Tuesday morning! Will Vail, Corona de Tucson, Catalina, and Saddlebrooke see accumulating snow? It could happen, but this storm doesn’t have a ton of moisture, so an inch or three max if it happens. The National Weather Service is saying 5″-9″ inches above 7,000 feet. 2″-5″ between 5,000 and 7,000 feet. A trace to 3″ between 3,500 and 5,000 feet. So you’re saying there’s a chance. Yeah. It’s gonna be close. Rain amounts should stay below a third of an inch for valley locations.
Storm number two looks MUCH wetter with significant mountain snow and valley rain late Thursday into Friday. It’s a cold one too. How low will the snow go? Plenty of time to sort that out, but it’s going to stay much cooler than normal.
Storm number three? It’s a ways out, but it’s looking that way in say 10 days or so. Stay tuned!
Mostly sunny today with a high in the upper 50s. Mostly clear tonight mid 30s. Sunny mid 50s tomorrow. 20% chance for showers Sunday night mid 30s. Showers likely for George’s Birthday upper 40s. 40% Monday night near freezing. Slight chance (20%) for rain AND snow showers Tuesday morning then mostly sunny and a high near 50ish. Freezing to start the day Wednesday with mostly sunny skies and a high in the mid 50s. 20% chance Thursday upper 50s. 40% Thursday night upper 30s. Showers likely Friday (60%) and breezy upper 50s. Enjoy!
Still some rain out there and maybe some patchy fog as well. That will eventually taper off and burn off and we may even see some sunshine this afternoon! A calmer and cooler weekend between storms. Winter returns to southern Arizona Sunday night with showers moving in and snow levels dropping to as low as 4,000 feet Monday morning. IF we have lingering showers Tuesday morning that could fall as snow as low as 3,000 feet! We’ll see. Still. 3 to 6 inches of snow above 5,000 feet expected from the next storm and valley rain showers. We’ll keep it chill through the week with yet ANOTHER Winter storm in here as early as Wednesday night. Stay tuned!
Scattered showers this morning otherwise partly sunny today with a high in the upper 60s. Mostly cloudy tonight mid 40s. Mostly sunny tomorrow upper 50s. Mid 50s Sunday. 30% chance for ran Sunday night and a 50% Monday low 50s. 30% chance for showers (rain and snow?) Monday night near freezing. 10% Tuesday low 50s. Mostly sunny Wednesday mid 50s. 20% Wednesday night and 30% Thursday mid 50s. Enjoy!
“Let your love flow… like a mountain stream… and let your love show and you’ll know what I mean…” Um. Those mountain streams will be flowin’ tonight! And I’m not (just) being metaphorical. There is an actual FLOOD WATCH for mountain streams from tonight at 6:00 until tomorrow morning at 11:00. Heavy rain in the mountains, especially west and southwest facing slopes, could lead to heavy runoff. Pay especially close attention to Sabino Creek, Tanque Verde Creek, Rincon Creek and the Canada del Oro Wash. So what in the world is going on?! A river of tropical moisture is moving through through tomorrow. As the moisture gets lifted by the mountains they could see 2 to 3 inches of rain with higher amounts in some areas. Crazy! Meanwhile, a nice soaking expected in valley locations with a half inch to three-quarters for most of us. Prime time is tonight, but we may see a few showers by this afternoon.
The weekend looks sunny but cool. Then a colder system drops in with rain and mountain snow chances Sunday night through Monday night. Snow levels Monday night could crash down to the valley floors perhaps. Lots of time to sort that out. Either way, colder temperatures are returning to us. Stay tuned!
Cloudy today with showers likely by this afternoon and evening and a high in the low 70s. Showers and breezy tonight with WSW winds gusting to near 30 mph and a low in the mid 50s. Showers likely tomorrow morning and then tapering off with mostly cloudy skies and a high in the upper 60s. Mostly sunny Saturday and Sunday with highs in the upper 50s to near 60ish. A 30% chance for showers Sunday night and 40% for Washington’s Birthday (Happy Birthday George!) and a high in the low 50s. 30% Monday night and then clearing with a low near freezing. Mostly sunny Tuesday 55ish. Upper 50s Wednesday.
Yesterday’s high out performed the expectation as we topped out at 72 after starting the day at just 29 degrees. Another warm day today with not nearly as cold of a start. Quite a bit of cloud cover along with some sunshine today as our next system approacheth. The storm is located off the Oregon coast and it is pulling copious amounts of moisture northward into southern Arizona. As the storm draws neigh (it will actually miss us to the north, but close enough to spark showers) we should see a good chance for showers starting tomorrow and lasting into Friday. Snow levels will be very high with rain in Summerhaven for the most part. The sun returns this weekend, but with falling temperatures. Then it gets really interesting next week. Rain chances start to increase Sunday night into Monday with snow levels perhaps as low as 3,000 to 4,000 feet Monday night! I’m looking at you Corona de Tucson, Vail, Saddlebrooke, and Catalina. How low will the snow go? We’ll all find out together. Stay tuned!
Partly sunny today with a high in the low 70s. Mostly cloudy tonight with a low near 50ish. Mostly cloudy tomorrow with a 50% chance for showers and a high near 70ish. 70% chance for rain tomorrow night and breezy with a low in the mid 50s. 40% chance Friday upper 60s. Mostly sunny Saturday and Sunday low 60s. 30% for Washington’s Birthday mid 50s. 30% Monday night mid 30s! 10% Tuesday mid 50s. Enjoy!
