Well that was fun! Record rainfall yesterday for the second day in a row means we are off to a record start to Monsoon 2018! We ended up with .74″ at the airport yesterday with many locations around town picking up more and some much more. Thanx Bud! Also, yesterday’s high of 81 was the coolest high ever for a June 16th. Yesterday’s upper level low that helped turn all that moisture into showers and storms has moved off to the east and we are left with a drying and warming trend this week. Getting back to hot by the end of the week.

Sunny today with SE breeze becoming SWesterly this afternoon and a high in the low 90s.

Clear skies tonight and refreshingly cool tomorrow morning with a low in the mid 60s.

Upper 90s tomorrow. Near 100ish Tuesday. 101 Wednesday. 104 Thursday. 106 Friday. 105 Saturday. Enjoy!

Monsoon 2018 is off to a record start! .17″ of rain before midnight broke the previous rainfall record of June 15th of .15″. Today looks like another record rainfall kind of day as an upper level low interacts with record to near record moisture levels for mid June. Look for showers and storms with locally heavy rainfall. As I type this at 6:15 a.m. there is a large area of moderate rain heading into the Metro! I just heard my first thunder of the season! Flash flooding may be a concern with this area of rain and with any storms we may see later, so please enjoy Monsoon 2018 responsibly.

A chance for storms continuing this evening with storms ending late tonight as the low clears the area. Tonight’s low in the mid 60s.

Sunshine returns tomorrow and we start to dry out and warm up. Low 90s tomorrow. Upper 90s Monday and Tuesday. Near 100ish Wednesday. 102 Thursday. 104 Friday. VIVA MONSOON 2018!

It’s here! Moisture from the remnants of Hurricane Bud have arrived on the first official day of Monsoon 2018. Pretty darn exciting! Already light rain showers across the area this morning. That is expected to increase as we go through the AM. Mostly light showers before Noon, but maybe enough to break the 5th longest dry streak in Tucson’s history. It’ll be a cloudy day as well, but if we do manage some breaks in the clouds that will increase our chances for a few thunderstorms, some of which may bring locally heavy rainfall. Today’s high near 90, if that. Record rainfall for June 15th is .15″. Let’s try to break that record! On top of all that, it’s Friiidaaay!!!

Cue Rod Stewart, “Tonight’s the Night”. Prime time for Bud to shine, er, I mean rain. Should be numerous showers with an embedded storm or two possible. Locally heavy rainfall also possible. Low tomorrow morning in the upper 60s.

Rain ending tomorrow morning, but an upper level low heading our way from southern California should move across the area giving us a chance for afternoon storms! Otherwise call it mostly cloudy with a high in the upper 80s.

A trough to our north should scour out our moisture on Sunday with sunshine and a high in the mid 90s. Mid 90s Monday. Upper 90s Tuesday. Near 100ish Wednesday and Thursday. VIVA MONSOON 2018!

Let’s get this party started! Monsoon 2018 officially starts tomorrow, but we may see a bit of action today. Dewpoints in the 30s this morning combined with off and on clouds overnight has given us a rather warm start to the day. 80 has been the low so far and that will probably be it. The better news is that moisture will increase throughout the day thanx to our southerly flow which may lead to a few storms this afternoon/evening in the Metro, hopefully near you! Storms that form may generate gusty winds and even blowing dust, so there’s that. Not as hot as yesterday’s 106, but still kinda hot with a high near 104.

Mostly cloudy tonight with a slight chance for a lingering storm and a low in the mid 70s.

Here’s comes the moisture from the remnants of Hurricane Bud tomorrow! Moisture levels near records for mid June by afternoon/evening. Scattered afternoon and evening storms with a high near 90. As the deeper moisture moves in tomorrow night we will shift to more of just plain rain showers with maybe a storm. Some of the showers tomorrow and tomorrow night may be on the heavy side. Since Bud’s main track is now expected to veer into SW New Mexico the best chance for heavy rain will be Santa Cruz and Cochise county, but Tucson still may get in on some heavy showers. Just be aware that areas of flash flooding may still be possible. Tucson is expecting a half inch to an inch of much needed rain. Certainly some locally higher amounts may occur.

Rain is likely Friday night into Saturday morning. Again, locally heavy rain is possible. Moisture hangs on through Saturday with mostly cloudy skies and a chance for afternoon and evening storms with a high in the upper 80s.

A trough to our north will push the moisture outta here on Sunday with sunshine and a high in the mid 90s. Upper 90s Monday and Tuesday. Near 100 Wednesday. Viva Monsoon 2018!

The dry westerly flow dried as out as expected yesterday with a high of 104 and a breeze. Kinda felt like a hot blow dryer out there! Great conditions to tease that Farrah Fawcett hair! More of the same today with perhaps a bit less of a breeze. High pressure will start to reform over New Mexico/west Texas bringing us a southerly flow and a steady increase of moisture this week. Hurricane Bud off the Mexican coast is still expected to help the cause as it moves toward the Baja California spur. Slight storm chances in the official forecast as early as Wednesday with the best chances on Friday perhaps into Saturday. We’ll keep you posted as we get closer. Stay tuned!

Sunny today with a high near 104.

Mostly clear tonight with a low near 70.

Mostly sunny tomorrow 106ish. Slight chance for storms Wednesday afternoon and evening 104. Slight chance for storms Thursday afternoon/evening 102. Scattered storms possible Friday mid 90s. Scattered storms possible Saturday low 90s. Isolated storms possible Sunday mid 90s.

105 yesterday with a few storms about, especially near Sierra Vista. One shower almost (almost) dropped a few drops on the Tucson International Airport! Almost. Drying out today and tomorrow as a system well to our north brings a westerly flow into Arizona. That will keep the deep moisture just to our south in Mexico. It will also keep us on the kinda hot side the next few days.

High pressure re-consolidates to our east by Tuesday and the resulting southerly flow will start to increase our moisture. In addition, Tropical Storm Bud (soon to be Hurricane Bud) will move toward the southern spur of Baja California. That will aid a moisture surge up the Gulf of California into southern Arizona. It looks like all the ingredients are coming together for a kick start of Monsoon 2018 for Tucson by mid to late week! The official start of Monsoon (June 15th) is Friday and it looks like we may have record, or close to record, moisture levels for any June day ever! That could work against us though. If we don’t get enough heating to spark storms we may end up with just a really humid day. Having said that, storm chances start Wednesday, increase Thursday, really ramp up Friday and linger into Saturday. That kind of deep moisture is hard to hold onto this early in the season, so expect some drying by next week. Viva Monsoon 2018! Let’s do this!

Sunny today and tomorrow with a high near 104ish. Low tomorrow morning in the upper 60s.

Mostly sunny Tuesday 104. 10% chance for isolated storms Wednesday 103. 20% chance for storms Thursday near 100. 40% chance for storms Friday mid 90s. 30% chance for storms Saturday low 90s.