9OYS First Warning Weather
Winter weather headed to Southern Arizona
Meteorologist: April Madison, Erin Christiansen
Web Producer: Mekita Rivas, Ina Ronquillo
TUCSON (KGUN9-TV) - Lots of wind, valley rain, cooler temps and mountain snow will make it's way into Southern Arizona.
Winter Storm Warning: Now through noon Saturday above 5,500 feet. This covers the White Mountains of Graham and Greenlee counties as well as the Galiuro and Pinaleno mountains.
Winter Weather Advisory: From now through noon Saturday for the Rincon and Catalina Mountains including the village of Summerhaven.
Winter Weather Advisory: From 11:00 p.m. Friday to 4:00 p.m. Saturday above 4,500 feet for the mounains of eastern Pima, Santa Cruz and Cochise counties. Snow accumulations.. one to four inches above 4,000 feet, with three to five inches between 5,000 and 7,000 feet, and five to nine inches above 7,000 feet.
Friday: Rain will increase as the day wears on. Slight chance for thunderstorms by the afternoon. Wind will blow from the southwest up to 30 mph with gusts near 40 mph. Highs will be in the low 60s. Mount Lemmon: 39 degrees, 100 percent chance for rain changing to snow.
Friday night: Rain, snow, and wind will continue into the night. Lows will dip to near 40 degrees and snow levels will continue to drop. Mount Lemmon: 20 degrees, 100 percent snow chance.
Saturday: 90 percent chance for rain in the morning decreasing to a 30 percent chance for rain by the afternoon. Highs will be cooler from 50 to 55 degrees. Mount Lemmon: 30 degrees, 60 percent chance for snow.
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