The heat is starting early. Wednesday's high could be 109-degrees, according to the National Weather Service. Thursday could top out at 105. But Hurricane Bud could be a savior. Rain from the Pacific storm should arrive as early as Thursday night, along with a notable drop in high temperatures.Â
Coincidentally, the official start of the annual monsoon season is Friday, June 15.
Jackson Ellison, left, and Chris Reits take a break in the shade after loading palm tree trimmings into a chipper under the summer sun on June 12, 2018. The workers were part of a crew working for Corey's Treat Service to trim palm trees at an apartment complex on the west side.
The sun bursts over a worker with United Signs of Mesa, AZ, as he prepares the sign for a new face outside Wendy's on 3643 N Campbell Ave in Tucson on June 12, 2018. They were busy at 9:30 am when it was only 96 degrees in efforts to beat the coming heat.
Chuy Guerrero with United Signs of Mesa, AZ., crouches under the shade from his hat as he prepares a new Wendy's sign outside the restaurant on 3643 N Campbell Ave in Tucson.