A group of young people take off racing down the sidewalk along Congress Street as a monsoon storm unleashes on downtown on July 17, 2017, in Tucson, Ariz.

Monsoon moisture has returned to the area after a weeklong stretch of dry conditions.

Expect an increase in afternoon showers and thunderstorms this weekend into early next week.

For today, the best chances of afternoon and evening storms will be to areas of the east and south of Tucson.

High: 97

Low: 74


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