The rainy weather in Tucson is expected to continue into Saturday morning, the start of the hugely popular Tucson Festival of Books. Below normal temperatures — a high of 62 degrees — and breezy conditions also are expected through Saturday. It'll be mostly sunny after the potentially soggy …
Tucson, AZ
Right Now
- Humidity: 48%
- Feels Like: 47°
- Heat Index: 48°
- Wind: 3 mph
- Wind Chill: 47°
- UV Index: 7 High
- Sunrise: 06:35 AM
- Sunset: 06:31:43 PM
- Dew Point: 30°
- Visibility: 10 mi
Today
A mix of clouds and sun during the morning will give way to cloudy skies this afternoon. High 56F. Winds W at 10 to 15 mph.
Tonight
Considerable cloudiness with occasional rain showers. Low 46F. Winds WSW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 60%.
Tomorrow
Some clouds in the morning will give way to mainly sunny skies for the afternoon. High 63F. Winds WNW at 10 to 20 mph.
Chance of Rain: 6%
Sunrise: 06:35 AM
Sunset: 06:31:43 PM
Humidity: 39%
Wind: W @ 13 mph
UV Index: 7 High
Friday Night
Considerable cloudiness with occasional rain showers. Low 46F. Winds WSW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 60%.
Chance of Rain: 21%
Sunrise: 06:33:44 AM
Sunset: 06:32:26 PM
Humidity: 43%
Wind: WNW @ 13 mph
UV Index: 7 High
Saturday Night
Clear skies. Low around 40F. Winds SE at 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of Rain: 2%
Sunrise: 06:32:27 AM
Sunset: 06:33:08 PM
Humidity: 32%
Wind: ENE @ 8 mph
UV Index: 7 High
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy skies during the evening will give way to cloudy skies overnight. Low 51F. Winds SE at 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of Rain: 0%
Sunrise: 06:31:10 AM
Sunset: 06:33:51 PM
Humidity: 22%
Wind: SSW @ 12 mph
UV Index: 7 High
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy skies early will become partly cloudy late. Low 53F. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of Rain: 0%
Sunrise: 06:29:53 AM
Sunset: 06:34:33 PM
Humidity: 23%
Wind: WNW @ 16 mph
UV Index: 7 High
Tuesday Night
Clear. Low 41F. W winds shifting to SE at 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of Rain: 0%
Sunrise: 06:28:36 AM
Sunset: 06:35:15 PM
Humidity: 20%
Wind: NE @ 8 mph
UV Index: 7 High
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear. Low 43F. Winds ESE at 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of Rain: 0%
Sunrise: 06:27:18 AM
Sunset: 06:35:57 PM
Humidity: 14%
Wind: S @ 11 mph
UV Index: 7 High
Thursday Night
Clear. Low 47F. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph.
This is the driest early August to early March on record for Tucson, in official weather statistics going back to 1895.
Three counties in Southeast Arizona — Cochise, Graham and Greenlee — will start the week with a red flag warning, the National Weather Service in Tucson says.
A weather system is expected to move across the Tucson area this weekend, bringing a slight chance of rain and dropping high temperatures to the low 70s.
High temperatures in Tucson are expected to be in the 70s all weekend. By Tuesday it could reach 86 degrees.
This winter, with record snow in New Orleans and drought and destructive wildfires in Southern California, has not been normal.
Punxsutawney Phil’s team of top-hatted associates says he has seen his shadow and is predicting six more weeks of wintry weather.
Windy conditions are expected throughout Tuesday across Southern Arizona, the weather service says.
Tucson this weekend will have high temperatures in the mid-60s and lows in the low- to mid-30s, the National Weather Service forecast here shows. Meanwhile, Mount Lemmon will have highs in the 40s this weekend with lows in the upper 20s, the weather service says.
 Firefighters scrambled to make further progress against wildfires that have killed 16 people in the Los Angeles area as forecasters again warned of dangerous weather this week.
The fires devastating the Los Angeles area grew slightly Friday as firefighters began to gain some control of blazes that have killed at least 10 people and obliterated neighborhoods.
Firefighters slowed the deadly and devastating fires in the Los Angeles area Thursday after winds that drove the flames diminished, but the largest blazes still burned out of control.