Skip to main content
Global Edition
Tuesday, April 16, 2024

A slight chance of thunderstorms for the holiday weekend

Credit: KGUN, Tucson, AZ
Duration: 01:53s 0 shares 1 views

A slight chance of thunderstorms for the holiday weekend
A slight chance of thunderstorms for the holiday weekend
Temperatures start to climb as we prepare for Labor Day weekend

POP UACP ROSS SOUTHERNARIZON A.THIS AFTERNOON.

BUTPRETTY DRY AND QUIET F ORMOSTOF US GOING TO TRY AND CHANGETHAT.

AND ONE REASONS IBECAUSE OF THIS HIGH PRESSE URSYSTEM THAT IS BUILDING OVERTHE SOUTHERN PLAINS.

IT'SGOING TO GET IO NTA POSITIONTO PICK UP SOME OF THATMOISTURE THAT YOU SEE RIGHTTHERE.

AND SWING IT INTOSOUTHERN ARIZONA OE NCAGAINOVER THE NEXT FEW DA.

YSSOWE'RE NOT DONE WITH THEMONSOON YET.

HERE'S THE LATESTUPDATE AS OF YESTERDAY FOR THERAIN TOTALS ACROSS SOUTHERNARIZONA EMPLOYERS LOOKINGREALLY IMPRESSIVE.

WE'RERUNNING OUT OF ROOM THERE FORTUCSON KIND OF TOPPING OUT THECHARTS THERE JUST OVER 12INCHES OF RAIN REMEMBER OURTWETEST MONSOON EVER.

13.8, 4INCHES.

WE STILL HAVE A SHOT.REMEMBER MONSOON OFFICIALLYGOES THROUGH THE END OF THEMONTH.

LET'S BRING UP TO DATEON THE DROUGHT MONITOR WHERETHINGS ARE IMPROVING.

GREATLYACROSS SOUTHERN ARIZO NANOW IKNOW THIS IS A LITTLE SMALLHERE.

BUT THIS IS JUST ANEGEL RAIDEA MARCH AND THENAUGUST AND TODAY LOOK AT THECHANGE WILL GET ALL THAT REDTHAT WE HAD IN THE SPRINGBECAUSE WE WERE SO DRY ANDWE'VE KIND OF BEEN CHIPPINGAWAY AT THAT DROUGHT.

THANKSTO THAT PRODUCTIVE MONSOON INJULY AND AUGUST AND AS IMENTIONED, WE'RE NOT QUITETHROUGH YET.

WE WILL STILLHAVE ENOUGH MOISTURE TO CREATEA FEW SHOWERS ANDTHUNDERSTORMS OVER THE NT EXFEW DAYS, MAYBE A LITTLE BITMORE SO OVER THE WEEKEN D.ANDTHEN MOST OF THOSE WILL BEFAVORING THE HIGH COUNTRY.

SOJUST KEEP THAT IN MIND, IF YOUHAVE SOME PLANS TO GO HIKINGOR CAMPING INTO THE MOUNTAIN S.TAKE YOUR WET WEATHER GEAROVERNIGHT LOWS TONIGHT, 60'SAND 70'S AND LOWER ELEVATIONS50'S IN THE HIGH COUNTRY.

WEWILL SEE SOME 80'S AND 90'STOMORROW.

COUPLE TRIPLE DIGITSSHOWING UP TO THE WEST OFTUCSON.

WE'RE GOING TO KEEP ITIN TE H90'S FOR NOW AND THENTHROUGH THE WEEKEND, LABOR DAYWEEKEN

You might like

Related news coverage

Advertisement