Photos: Monsoon 2025 in Tucson
- Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
- Updated
Images from this year's monsoon action around Tucson by the Arizona Daily Star photography staff.Β
An monsoon storm cell throws down a bolt near midtown just after sundown, part of a series of storms that ran mostly to south and east, September 25, 2025, Tucson, Ariz.
Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
A lightning bolt hits just east of downtown one of a series of intense storms that skirted most of the city, September 25, 2025, Tucson, Ariz.
Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
Foot traffic along Congress Street moves under a red monsoon sky as dusk settles over Hotel Congress and downtown Tucson, Ariz., July 18, 2025.
Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
A pedestrian walks by along Church Avenue at Alameda Street with the sun going down after a monsoon storm skirted along the far eastern edge of Tucson, Ariz., before quickly dying out, July 8, 2025.
Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
Kids take a ride on playground equipment at Joaquin Murrieta Park in Tucson, Ariz. under clouds that moved in early in the evening on June 30, 2025.
Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
The last time rain was recorded at Tucsonβs airport β the official location for weather data here β was .1-inches on July 22. This yearβs monsoon has officially dropped less than two inches of rain since June 1, the start of the cityβs monsoon period.
Kelly Presnell, Arizona Daily Star
Garrett Asher uses an umbrella to shield himself from the rain during a visit at Reid Park Zoo, 3400 East Zoo Court, Tucson, Ariz., July 16, 2025.
Grace Trejo / Arizona Daily Star
A truck drives through flooded streets as heavy rain showers hit the city of Tucson, West Fort Lowell Road, Tucson, Ariz., July 3, 2025.
Grace Trejo / Arizona Daily Star
Petra Thompson uses a garbage bag to protect her hair from a monsoon storm that rolled over the westside in Tucson, Ariz. on July 2, 2025. Thompson said she her just done her hair and wanted to keep it dry as she crossed Grande Ave at St. Maryβs Road.
Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
Guests explore Reid Park Zoo as rainfall continues through Southern Arizona, 3400 East Zoo Court, Tucson, Ariz., July 16, 2025.
Grace Trejo / Arizona Daily Star
A pedestrian picks his way over the pool gathered in the gutters of Stone Avenue and Pennington Street as rain from the first monsoon storm of the season drops on Tucson, Ariz., July 2, 2025.
Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
A City of Tucson bus rider tries to keep dry as heavy rain and hail hit the city, Oracle and Fort Lowell stop, July 3, 2025.
Grace Trejo / Arizona Daily Star
A cyclists maneuvers through the puddles flooding the bike lane along Stone Avenue as the yearβs first monsoon storm drops rain on Tucson, Ariz., July 2, 2025.
Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
People exit Reid Park Zoo as rainfall continues through Southern Arizona, 3400 East Zoo Court, Tucson, Ariz., July 16, 2025.
Grace Trejo / Arizona Daily Star
The "Balancing Actβ sculpture poses underneath the dark cloudy skies as rain showers pass through Southern Arizona, 4502 North First Avenue, Tucson, Ariz., July 2, 2025.
Grace Trejo / Arizona Daily Star
Traffic moves along St. Maryβs Road as the first monsoon hits the westside of Tucson, Ariz. on July 2, 2025.
Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
A pedestrian braves the rain, walking along Church Avenue at Pennington Street in the first monsoon storm of the season over Tucson, Ariz., July 2, 2025.
Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
A man crosses Scott Avenue at Pennington Street with the rain falling on Tucson, Ariz., July 2, 2025, in the yearβs first monsoon storm.
Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
A pedestrian, equipped for the rain, makes his way along Congress Street in the first monsoon storm of the season over Tucson, Ariz., July 2, 2025.
Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
A man waits for the bus as heavy showers begin to pour in Tucson, North Oracle Road, Tucson, Ariz., July 3, 2025.
Grace Trejo / Arizona Daily Star
Afternoon traffic continues down North Oracle Road, as heavy rain showers hit the city, July 3, 2025.
Grace Trejo / Arizona Daily Star
Dark storm clouds roll through Southern Arizona, North Oracle Road, Tucson, Ariz., July 2, 2025.
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The high temperature in Tucson for the Fourth of July is expected to stay just under 100 degrees, forecaster say.
Monsoon season is ramping up across the southwestern United States and forecasters say the outlook favors above-normal precipitation in July. It could provide short-term relief for areas that have been struggling with persistent drought.
The official stats confirm the way it feels: Tucsonβs monsoon rainfall is slightly below ave…
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