Catalina Mountain Snow Pics
It snowed overnight as advertised. Just rain at the apartment. .70″ is a nice rain overnight! Above 4,000 feet that fell as snow. That means the snow was pretty low on the mountains today. I had to work this morning, so these pictures were taken in the early afternoon and the snow hadn’t retreated all that much. Most of these pictures were taken at the trailhead to hike to Finger Rock located at the top of Alvernon in Tucson. Be sure and click on the pics for full size versions.
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Tucson Weather – Blizzardo! Above 8,000 Feet
mmmm Blizzard
Tucson Weather: Cloudy and windy with a chance of an isolated shower or two this afternoon. High in the upper 50s. Rain tonight with winds gusting over 30 mph. Low in the upper 40s. Showers tomorrow morning with some clearing by afternoon. Windy and cooler. Winds gusting over 30 with a high in the low 50s.
This is one of those mornings where I am up early and my excitement for the incoming storm has me looking up the latest information and staying up! I’ll probably catch a nap before work.
I’m also up early enough to read in the National Weather Service forecast discussion about the Blizzard Warning being issued for the Catalina/Pinaleno and White Mountains for tonight above 8,000 feet before the warning actually comes out probably around 4:30 this morning.
The Winter Storm Warning remains in effect for tonight through tomorrow morning above 6,000 feet. The added component of stronger winds above 8,000 feet has prompted the Blizzard Warning, which the weather service calls, “rare” around these parts.
As the storm gets closer more is known about the storm, The expected snowfall amounts have been tweaked a little. In the Catalina’s expecting about a foot of snow above 8,000 feet, 12-14 inches in the Pinaleno’s and perhaps over 18 inches in the White’s. The snow will be heavy at times with snowfall rates of 2 inches per hour. Combine that with 40-50 mph winds you have yourself a blizzard! (mmmm blizzard)
Down here in the valley, expecting between a half inch to an inch of rain mainly tonight and tomorrow. Winds could gust over 35 mph. Kinda reminds me of Oregon! Unfortunately, winds will be out of the southwest and west, so no driving rain against my north facing window like when I was a kid. I miss that sound.
