TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) – Scattered afternoon clouds…still warm with highs around 103. A touch of improvement there, but more persistence for temps in the balance of the week. Afternoon to evening storms roll through Southern Arizona again, a Blowing Dust Advisory has been posted for Cochise, and to the north in parts of Graham and Greenlee Counties, from 2 to 8 PM today. Today’s evening flair up looks similar but not identical to yesterday’s show. The Tucson airport might be clipped by the evening cluster again today !
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For the balance of the week, more of the same, but with different little details. Keeping scattered evening/nightly thundershowers for Tucson right on through the week. Might see a little break midweek.
FIRST ALERT 7 DAY FORECAST:
Today – Sunny, with a high near 104. Heat index values as high as 107. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tonight – A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 79. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Wednesday – Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 102. Heat index values as high as 107. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night – A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 78. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday – A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 104. Calm wind becoming west northwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night – A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 79.
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Friday – Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 106.
Friday Night – A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 79.
Saturday – A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 106.
Saturday Night – A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 79.
Sunday – A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 104.
Sunday Night – A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 77.
Monday – A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 101.
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