STORMTRACKER 4 ALERT: Alert day issued for Friday due to strong winds
STORMTRACKER 4 ALERT — The strong winds will continue to build over the next twelve hours. We could see gusts over 40 mph in the city of Tucson starting late Strong winds are expected to continue building over the next twelve hours, with gusts potentially exceeding 40 mph in Tucson. The National Weather Service has issued a WIND ADVISORY for southern Arizona through tomorrow evening, and a High WIND WATCH for the mountains in our area due to a cold front moving into our area. Not much rain is expected, but wind gusts could reach 40 mph. Cochise, Graham and Santa Cruz counties may see winds exceeding 50 mph. A few light showers are expected overnight, but they will quickly clear out before a cool start to Saturday. The solar eclipse is expected Monday morning, but there are concerns that clouds may obstruct viewing due to low temperatures.
Published : a month ago by Daniel McFarland in Weather
STORMTRACKER 4 ALERT — The strong winds will continue to build over the next twelve hours. We could see gusts over 40 mph in the city of Tucson starting late tomorrow morning.
The National Weather Service has also issued a WIND ADVISORY for all of southern Arizona through tomorrow evening.
A HIGH WIND WATCH is also in effect for the mountains in our area.
This will be caused by a cold front that will push into our area Friday. Not much rain is expected, but wind gusts that day could reach 40 mph in Tucson mainly during the afternoon.
Cochise, Graham and Santa Cruz counties may see winds exceed 50 mph.
A few light showers could move in overnight, but will quickly clear out before a cool start to Saturday.
After a cooler than average weekend it will be time for the solar eclipse Monday morning. No rain is expected early in the day, but a few clouds could get in the way of viewing.
Clearer conditions take over again next week with slowly increasing temperatures.
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