Tucsonans hoping for a chance to enjoy a wintry day in the Catalina Mountains today will need to put their plans on hold.
Catalina Highway, the road to Mount Lemmon, was closed at the base late Thursday morning. A storm system moving through Tucson is expected to bring colder temperatures, rain and snow through the weekend.
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Pima County's transportation department cited hazardous snow and ice as the reason for the closure.
The road, however, is still open to residents and employees.
Call the transportation department's community relations office at (520) 724-6410 for information during regular business hours.
Outside of regular business hours and on weekends, the Pima County Sheriff's Road Condition Hotline can be called at (520) 351-3351.
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A pair of sightseers grab photos from the Windy Point Vista after a storm in March 2023. Pima County officials late Thursday morning closed Catalina Highway at its base after concerns about snow and ice along the road to Mount Lemmon.