The upcoming week will bring extreme heat on Monday and chances of heavy rain and flash floods by Friday, according to the National Weather Service.
Temperatures will increase throughout the weekend, bringing Saturdayβs high to 105 degrees, Sundayβs high to 108 and Mondayβs high to 109 before dropping back down Tuesday to 106, forecasters say.
βWe have an extreme heat warning in effect for Monday for Pima County, southeast Pinal County and Graham county,β said National Weather Service forecaster Chris Rasmussen. βItβs important to stay hydrated, stay of of the direct sun and find ways to cool down in the afternoon.β
Monday and Tuesday will bring a slight chance of isolated thunderstorms before increasing throughout the rest of the week.
Thereβs a 50% chance of rain Wednesday and 60% chance Thursday, with flash flood concerns that could carry over to Friday, July 4.
While slight rain is typical starting Independence Day weekend, this yearβs monsoon is starting off with heavier rainfall, Rasmussen said.
βThe type of storms weβre looking for are not going to be your average monsoon type,β he said. βItβll be a little bit more active.
The National Weather Service has recorded traces of rain four times on July 4 in the last decade. The highest amount of rainfall recorded was 0.78β in 2012.
Rasmussen said as of now, itβs hard to say what time of day Fridayβs thunderstorms will occur.
As of Friday, firework celebrations across Pima County are still scheduled as usual.
People walk through a shaft of evening sunlight slicing down on West Congress Street between downtown Tucson high-rise buildings. The next few days will be hot and sunny, but the forecast calls for rainy days during the Fourth of July weekend.
