Tucson, AZ 85711 Weather

Pima County1:44 PM MST32.21°N, 110.88°W

Current conditions

Mostly Clear
88°
Mostly Clear
Feels like 86°
High 88°·Low 68°
WindS 6 mph
Humidity36%
Dew point57°
Pressure29.98 inHg
Visibility10.0 mi
Cloud cover83%
UV index7 High
Sunrise6:32 AM
Sunset5:45 PM

Observed at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base · 49 min ago

Forecast

10-day
  • Today

    A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 88, with temperatures falling to around 81 in the afternoon. South wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

  • Tonight

    A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Southeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

  • Thursday

    Showers and thunderstorms likely before 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny. High near 85, with temperatures falling to around 78 in the afternoon. South southwest wind 5 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

National Weather Service forecast updated 6 hrs ago.

  1. Now Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 87°41%
  2. 2 PM Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 86°44%
  3. 3 PM Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 86°44%
  4. 4 PM Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 84°44%
  5. 5 PM Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 81°19%
  6. 6 PM Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 79°19%
  7. 7 PM Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 77°19%
  8. 8 PM Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 75°22%
  9. 9 PM Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 74°22%
  10. 10 PM Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 74°22%
  11. 11 PM Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 73°32%
  12. Thu12 AM Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 72°32%
  13. 1 AM Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 71°32%
  14. 2 AM Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 71°40%
  15. 3 AM Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 71°40%
  16. 4 AM Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 70°40%
  17. 5 AM Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 69°28%
  18. 6 AM Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 69°28%
  19. 7 AM Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 68°28%
  20. 8 AM Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 72°30%
  21. 9 AM Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 76°30%
  22. 10 AM Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 80°30%
  23. 11 AM Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 82°58%
  24. 12 PM Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 83°58%

Daily forecast

Details
  1. TodayOct 21 Chance Showers And Thunderstorms Chance Showers And Thunderstorms44%68°88°
  2. ThuOct 22 Showers And Thunderstorms Likely Showers And Thunderstorms Likely58%62°85°
  3. FriOct 23 Sunny Sunny58°79°
  4. SatOct 24 Sunny Sunny57°77°
  5. SunOct 25 Sunny Sunny58°79°
  6. MonOct 26 Sunny Sunny60°82°
  7. TueOct 27 Sunny Sunny61°83°
  8. WedOct 28 Cloudy Cloudy57°86°
  9. ThuOct 29 Cloudy Cloudy61°85°

Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.

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Air quality

46
Good
Fine particles (PM2.5)

Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

Forecast

  • WedGood (31)
  • ThuGood (32)
  • FriGood (35)

Tucson, AZ reporting area · 1 hr ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 6:32 AM
Sunset 5:45 PM
Daylight 11 h 13 min (−1 min 51 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 80% lit
Moonrise 3:09 PM Moonset 1:58 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low85° / 57°
Record high98° (2023)
Record low33° (1920)
Wettest1.55 in (1978)
Yesterday92° / 62°
Month to date0.41 in (normal 0.44 in)

Tucson Area, records since 1894. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in TWC, issued 10 hrs ago

Synopsis

Temperatures at or slightly above normal today and Thursday, then cooler than normal Friday into this weekend. An unsettled weather pattern continues with strong to severe thunderstorms possible today and Thursday. Main threat will be heavy rain, strong winds, and hail.

Discussion

Satellite imagery this morning showed considerable mid-high level clouds under southwest flow aloft out ahead of a strong upper level low off southern CA coast. Thunderstorm activity this morning as been across central and northern AZ and that should remain the case through 12 noon. As the upper low moves closer to the SoCal coast, the upper divergent field that is NW to Tucson will expand over the area. Scattered showers and thunderstorms that develop this afternoon will be capable of near severe strong winds, large hail and brief heavy rain with rainfall rates of 1-2"/hr. This is especially true across Pinal, Graham and Greenlee counties. A few strong storms are possible this evening into the overnight hours. For Thursday as the upper level trof moves inland there will be another round of scattered strong thunderstorms along with brief heavy rain. Flash flood watch remain in effect for later today into Thursday for Pinal, Graham and Greenlee counties.

Drier air moves in for Friday, though some lingering showers possible near the NM border, which could linger into the weekend as well.

Temperatures through Thursday will be at or slightly above normal, then cooler than normal Friday into this weekend. Latest NBM has a freeze potential at the highest elevations of the White Mountains Sun/Mon morning.

Aviation

Valid thru 22/12Z. SCT-BKN clouds 8-12k ft agl. Aft 21/17z, SCT -SHRA/-TSRA thru end of valid pd. Any shower or storm could produce brief MVFR/IFR in addition to strong winds to 50 kts, small to marginally severe hail and brief heavy rain. SFC winds away from TS mainly less than 12 kts. Aviation discussion not updated for TAF amendments.

Fire Weather

Temperatures at or slightly above normal today and Thursday, then cooler than normal Friday into this weekend. Wind speeds mostly less than 15 mph this week except for Thursday with southwest winds around 15 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity remains above 25-40+ percent in the valleys through the week with most days seeing anywhere from a 20-80 percent chance of showers with embedded thunderstorms at times as an unsettled pattern continues.

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