Heavy winds last week required the use the alternate runway at Tucson International Airport, making planes like this American Airways Airbus approach directly over East Valencia Road at Plumer Avenue. Kelly Presnell,

Arizona Daily Star

There’s a chance Tucson could hit 90 degrees for the first time this year, forecasters say.

β€œThe warmest day this week still on track to be Thursday,” the National Weather Service in Tucson said on Facebook.

See what today's weather forecast looks like in Tucson.

There a 50% chance of doing so, the weather service said. Friday’s high temperature is expected to be 88.

But the expected high in Tucson will dip back to the mid-80s through the weekend, the forecast says.


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