7 Day Forecast
We're in for a cold weekend, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥.
After mountain snow and a couple of rainy days in the Old Pueblo, today's high temperature is 60 degrees. Rain is also possible.
And come tomorrow, we'll see highs in the low 50s.
A for many areas through Pima and Pinal counties this weekend. Freeze watches are put in place when there is a "potential for significant, widespread freezing temperatures" within the next day or so, the National Weather Service says.Â
Areas, including ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, could see low temperatures in the high 20s to low 30s — the coldest so far this winter — beginning Friday night.
So, make sure you're protecting your pipes, plants, and pets, as the . Also make sure you grab a warm jacket before heading out!
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Ulises Sanchez Jr. sends up spray of twigs and snow after his sled gets a little off the beaten path as he, his brother and sister, mom and dad take advantage of the cold front that left several inches of snow in the upper reaches of the Santa Catalinas Wednesday, December 26, 2018, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, Ariz. The five Sanchezs were sliding down their favorite slopes, a closed road just off Sykes Knob Rd., at around 8,000 feet. The Mt. Lemmon Highway was closed again to non-resident traffic for most of the day, opening for few hours before being closed down again just before sunset.
A for mountain locations in Southeast ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ due to snow.Â
A Winter Weather Advisory is in place for "any amount of freezing rain, or when 2 to 4 inches of snow, is expected to cause a significant inconvenience, but not serious enough to warrant a warning," the National Weather Service says.
And if you were hoping to get up Mount Lemmon to build some snowmen, the road is currently closed to motorists —except residents and employees— as of 4 p.m. Thursday. Keep in mind that road conditions are subject to change.
Drivers are advised to watch for snow and ice.
For updates on Pima County road conditions for Catalina Highway, the road to Mount Lemmon, call 520-547-7510.
Black and white photos of Mount Lemmon snow:
22 historical photos of snow on Mt. Lemmon and the Catalinas
Snow in ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥
Snow clogs the Catalina Highway to Mt. Lemmon at 5,400 feet elevation on Feb. 18, 1967. Rock slides up ahead kept motorists from going further.
Snow on Mt. Lemmon
Paul Amerson, front, and Desiray Stamps ride down a slope on Mt. Lemmon on a big piece of tin that they took up with them. April 29, 1984.
Snow on Mt. Lemmon
Empty lift chairs, bare patches of mountain, and very little snow on the ground indicate that it has been a bad year for skiers on Mt. Lemmon. Taken March 3, 1989.
Snow on Mt. Lemmon
Boy Scouts of Troop 7 push a car from camp at Mt. Lemon April 30, 1951.
White World
Mt. Lemmon's winter snowfall normally is 100 inches and at the time of this picture, two falls had accumulated 36 inches on the level. Before the week was out another foot or so had fallen (January 1955).Â
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Large inner tubes known as "whirlybirds" make ideal toboggans for youngsters using the Snow Bowl's play area in 1960s.
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Citizen photo Feb. 7, 1955 – On skis made especially for her, three-year-old Lee Lawrence practices a snow plow stop under the expert tutelage of her father, Renn Lawrence, instructor in military science and tactics at the University of ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥. Lee was born in Austria while her father was on duty here. But starting her in "almost as soon as she could walk." Lawrence hopes to develop Lee until she may one day become an Olympic ski champion.
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Mt. Lemmon Stage Lines Photo Nov. 9, 1966 The Mt. Lemmon Ski Lodge gets its first coat of snow this season- a five inch layer that began falling yesterday. More snow was expected there today. The Mt. Lemmon Radar Station, slightly higher, received about eight inches while Summerhaven, below the lodge, got three.
Snow on Mt. Lemmon
Snow on Mount Lemmon Jan. 7, 1992.
Snow on Mt. Lemmon
Citizen photo by Dan Tortorell Mar. 22, 1965. Somebody once described a ski run as the distance between the top of a mountain and the bottom of a hot chocolate.
Snow on Mt. Lemmon
Shelly Bradshaw got a face full of snow from Rhonda Stratton, left, and a laugh from Neil Sewell, center, as the three Palo Verde High School students enjoyed the Mount Lemmon snow. ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ file photo taken 11/15/78 by Jack W. Sheaffer.
Snow on Mt. Lemmon
Tracy Lopez shovels snow from the patio at the Mt. Lemmon Ski Valley restaurant. The Icicles are from the melting snow on the roof. The longest are about 2 1/2 feet long. Jan. 7, 1992.
Snow on Mt. Lemmon
Snow on the Mount Lemmon Highway. 1981.
Snow on Mt. Lemmon
Nicki Goodsier, 9, dumps a handful of snow over Natoya Batson's (10) head Friday afternoon during a snowball fight at the Southern ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Burn Association's winter camp atop Mount Lemmon Feb. 25, 1994.
Snow on Mt. Lemmon
Old Man Winter has laid a 14-inch white blanket over the upper levels on Mt. Lemmon. Despite the snowfall, and several rockslides, the highway has been kept open. ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Citizen Dec. 13, 1965.
Snow on Mt. Lemmon
Snow and ice on Mt. Lemmon 1965. ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Citizen
Snow on Mt. Lemmon
Mount Lemmon snow. Taken Dec. 14, 1961.
Snow in ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥
Snowfall drapes the trees along the Catalina Highway to Mt. Lemmon at about 7,500 feet on Dec. 6, 1969. Total snow accumulation was about nine inches.
Mt. Lemmon in Glamorous Winter Attire
A weekend of winter storm activity left a two-foot blanket of snow on Mt. Lemmon in 1965.
Mt. Lemmon Inn
A car almost completely covered with snow photographed in front of the Mt. Lemmon Inn at the Bavarian Village.
Snowy Roadway Atop Mt. Lemmon
Old Man Winter has laid a 14-inch white blanket over the upper levels of Mt. Lemmon, ca 1950s. Despite the snowfall, and several rockslides, the highway was kept open.
Wintry Look In Summerhaven
Snow flurries yesterday in the Catalina Mountains tried to give the Summerhaven resort area atop Mt. Lemmon a preview of a white Christmas, ca 1950s.
