Prickly pear in bloom

Pima Prickly Park at 3500 W. River Road is awash in blooms of cacti and desert trees. It is a joint development by the Tucson Cactus and Succulent Society, and Pima County.

A hot spell that brought 100-plus temperatures to Tucson is expected to continue until week's end. Winds today are west northwest at 3 to 8 mph

High: 104

Low: 65


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