Overnight snow in Tucson to be replaced by mostly sunny afternoon

Apr 20, 2024

Snow in the foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains on March 2, 2023

The system that brought snow to portions of southern Arizona overnight is headed out.

The weather system is moving east toward New Mexico later this morning, the National Weather Service in Tucson says.

Winter Weather advisories are in effect until 11 am for areas east of metro Tucson.

The storm that brought rain and snow to Tucson overnight is set to leave the area later this morning. Today's high will be about 50 degrees.

The Corona de Tucson area in Vail, southeast of Tucson, woke up to a healthy amount of snow on Thursday morning, March 2, 2023. The snow came in after an evening of heavy winds and rain on Wednesday.

It is expected to become mostly sunny this afternoon.

Today's high will hover at about 50 degrees, dropping to about 33 degrees tonight and Friday.

TUSD, Amphi and Vail school districts said classes will be held today. Vail however, did cancel is "zero-hour" classes and related bus routes.

Classes were canceled Thursday at Sierra Vista schools and we delayed by two hours in Tombstone and Bisbee.

For information about Pima County road conditions call (520) 724-6410.

The Pima County Sheriff's Road Condition Hotline can be reached at (520) 547-7510. Go to https://www.transview.org/Map for road updates on the Pima Associated of Government's TransView map.

For road conditions across the state, real-time highway conditions are available on the Arizona Department of Transportation’s Arizona Traveler Information site at az511.gov.

It is also available by downloading the AZ511 app, calling 511 or through ADOT’s Twitter feed, @ArizonaDOT.

Have a photo or video of this morning's snow? Email it to [email protected] and it may be included in a weather roundup on tucson.com!

A skier heads down one of the gentler slopes at Ski Valley, taking advantage of a winter storm earlier in the week that left new snow on Mt. Lemmon, Tucson, Ariz., March 3, 2023.

A snowboarder makes a jump on the slopes of Ski Valley, among the hundreds taking advantage of the mid-week storm that dumped several inches of snow in the valley and feet on Mt. Lemmon in the Santa Catalina Mountains, Tucson, Ariz., March 3, 2023.

A pair of sightseers grab photos from the Windy Point Vista with some more stubborn patches of snow left from a storm earlier in the week in the Santa Catalina Mountains, Tucson, Ariz., March 3, 2023.

A car heads down the Mount Lemmon Highway past some of the last surviving patches of snow in the Santa Catalina Mountains, Tucson, Ariz., March 3, 2023.

Snow still clings to the upper reaches of the Santa Catalinas and Mt. Lemmon, Tucson, Ariz., March 3, 2023.

Looking like a scene from a 1940s movie, this snow covered sedan on South RIver road in Santa Cruz County was created by an overnight snow storm that deposited some 2 to 6 inches over much of Arizona's smallest county Wednesday night and Thursday morning.

Snow in the foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains on March 2, 2023

Snow in the desert and Pusch Peak in the distance on March 2, 2023

A dusting of snow fell upon the desert at Tucson Mountain Park off of Gates Pass Road on March 2, 2023.

A photographer takes advantage of the dusting of snow that fell upon the desert at Tucson Mountain Park off of Gates Pass Road on March 2, 2023.

A couple of pedestrians stroll on Wentworth Road between Tanque Verde Road and Speedway Avenue in front of the remnants of a winter storm that dumped several inches of snow in the Santa Catalina Mountains and around Tucson, Ariz., March 2, 2023. Wentworth is closed at the Tanque Verde Wash due to the runoff from the storm.

Snow melts off a saguaro along Redington Road in the lower reaches of the pass following a winter storm that dumped several inches of snow around Tucson, Ariz., March 2, 2023.

Tucson Mountains covered in snow as seen from the foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains on March 2, 2023

A jogger heads east on the north bank of Rillito River Park near Swan Road with snow melt flowing in the channel, the result of a winter storm that dumped several inches of snow around Tucson, Ariz., March 2, 2023.

While it's not the "official motto" of the US Postal Service, it seems to be true that "neither rain, nor hail, nor sleet nor snow shall stay these couriers from their appointed rounds." At least as far as Laura Bryant is concerned it's true. She was on her Rural Mail Carrier route on Hwy 182 Thursday morning. She reported some four to six inches of snow when she began her day in Patagonia.

This horse in Rio Rico wandered out of it's stable this morning to a dissappointing meal table. Santa Cruz County received a layer of snow ranging from two to four inches of new snow on Thursday.

A dusting of snow fell upon the desert at Tucson Mountain Park off of Gates Pass Road on March 2.

A dusting of snow fell upon the desert at Tucson Mountain Park off of Gates Pass Road on March 2, 2023.

A dusting of snow fell upon the desert at Tucson Mountain Park off of Gates Pass Road on March 2, 2023.

A dusting of snow fell upon the desert at Tucson Mountain Park off of Gates Pass Road on March 2, 2023.

Lexie Wiley makes a snow angel on March 2, 2023

Tucson Mountains covered in snow as seen from the foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains on March 2, 2023

Snow in the foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains on March 2, 2023

Snow in the foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains on March 2, 2023

A small peak in Avra Valley dotted with snow lit up by the morning sun as seen from the Santa Catalina Mountain foothills on March 2, 2023

Snow in the foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains on March 2, 2023

Snow in the foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains on March 2, 2023

Snow in the foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains on March 2, 2023

Snow in the foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains on March 2, 2023

Backyard pool and snow near Oracle and Magee on March 2, 2023

Clouds clear from snow-covered Pusch Peak in the Santa Catalina Mountains on March 2, 2023

A snow-tipped cereus cactus near Oracle and Magee on March 2, 2023

The Santa Cruz Riverbed at the bridge crossing of HWY 82 between Nogales and Patagonia Thursday morning.

Looking like a scene from a 1940s movie, this snow covered sedan on South RIver road in Santa Cruz County was created by an overnight snow storm that deposited some 2 to 6 inches of snow on Wednesday night and Thursday morning.

The search for breakfast this morning proved to be a little disappointing for this cow and the rest of her herd. They were wandering the Santa Cruz Riverbed but it was slim pickings for them.

Two snow covered cargo planes sit on the ramp at Nogales International Airport grounded by the weather. Roads were easily traveled for the most part, but unpaved areas of the county were covered with a two to four inch layer of snow that began late Wednesday night and continued through the morning as late as 11:00 am.

A dusting of snow fell upon the desert at Tucson Mountain Park off of Gates Pass Road on March 2, 2023.

A dusting of snow fell upon the desert at Tucson Mountain Park off of Gates Pass Road on March 2, 2023.

A dusting of snow fell upon the desert at Tucson Mountain Park off of Gates Pass Road on March 2, 2023.

A dusting of snow fell upon the desert at Tucson Mountain Park off of Gates Pass Road on March 2, 2023.

A dusting of snow fell upon the desert at Tucson Mountain Park off of Gates Pass Road on March 2, 2023.

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