It's a dry heat

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Humidity, cloud coverage helped slow spread of Bighorn Fire on Monday
The Bighorn Fire didn't grow much on Monday thanks to cloud cover and humidity, officials said.

"We wish that, you know, we would see some moisture out of the clouds that we're seeing," Mabery said. "But we'll take what we can get in here today."

Humidity recovery is expected to peak at 42% in the valley floor overnight Monday, helping temporarily slow the fire, the U.S. Forest Service said in an email update.

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TUCSON - Isolated thunderstorms have been popping up east of Pima county for the last few days.

  • Tuesday: Sunny, Hot. High: 103°
  • Tuesday Night: Clear, Mild. Low: 69°
  • Wednesday: Sunny, Hot. High: 102°
Thunderstorms and higher humidity values have continued to stall over Sierra Vista, Douglas and Safford.

A low pressure center over New Mexico is causing these conditions, but it is not strong enough to overcome the dry air that is parked over Tucson.

High temperatures will remain just over 100 for the next week with no relief in sight.

The wind is backing off a bit which will help the firefighters battle the Bighorn Fire, but we will still see a light south wind over the next few days in Oro Valley and along the Catalina mountains.
 
89 with 33% humidity. Very pleasant. Digging the dry heat but we do need rain.
I saw your photos in the other thread....there is no dryness there. Have you ever experienced 105 with 7 percent humidity and a 16 mph wind.....yer lips are cracked and bleeding in like 3 minutes :mad:
 
I saw your photos in the other thread....there is no dryness there. Have you ever experienced 105 with 7 percent humidity and a 16 mph wind.....yer lips are cracked and bleeding in like 3 minutes :mad:

Anything under 50% is dry. That 89/33 felt like a normal 74 +/-.
 
Anything under 50% is dry. That 89/33 felt like a normal 74 +/-.
yeah but how do you explain Houston? they had a a dewpoint of 69 ,,,,humidity at 62 and it was real feel 89....I haven't done maths in a while but calculations don't add up :cop:
 
yeah but how do you explain Houston? they had a a dewpoint of 69 ,,,,humidity at 62 and it was real feel 89....I haven't done maths in a while but calculations don't add up :cop:

My real feel is feeling it with my body. *spits*
 
June 25, 2020 4:17 am Daniel McFarlandLOCAL NEWS, TOP STORIES, WEATHER, WEATHER NOW

TUCSON - Stronger winds will begin to move into Southern Arizona thanks to the hot dry air. Wind gusts could be as high as 30 mph.

  • Thursday: Sunny, Hot, Windy. High: 110°
  • Thursday Night: Clear, Mild. Low: 73°
  • Friday: Sunny, Hot Breezy. High: 106°
Consistent wind speeds will range between 5 and 15 mph between Thursday afternoon and evening.

These winds will fan the flames of the Bighorn Fire potentially expanding the uncontained flames.

No rain is expected at any point over the next 2-3 days, but we are tracking an outside chance of rain starting on Sunday afternoon for southern Cochise county.

Temperatures will begin to drop over the next few days thanks to incoming humidity.

The strong winds will start to die down later in the day on Friday.
 
June 25, 2020 4:17 am Daniel McFarlandLOCAL NEWS, TOP STORIES, WEATHER, WEATHER NOW

TUCSON - Stronger winds will begin to move into Southern Arizona thanks to the hot dry air. Wind gusts could be as high as 30 mph.

  • Thursday: Sunny, Hot, Windy. High: 110°
  • Thursday Night: Clear, Mild. Low: 73°
  • Friday: Sunny, Hot Breezy. High: 106°
Consistent wind speeds will range between 5 and 15 mph between Thursday afternoon and evening.

These winds will fan the flames of the Bighorn Fire potentially expanding the uncontained flames.

No rain is expected at any point over the next 2-3 days, but we are tracking an outside chance of rain starting on Sunday afternoon for southern Cochise county.

Temperatures will begin to drop over the next few days thanks to incoming humidity.

The strong winds will start to die down later in the day on Friday.

Tucson when it gets to 20% humidity

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just so you don't think this is global warming Theodore....it's always been hot here. This is a picture from 1970...june 25th

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The digital thermometer at Tucson Federal Savings read 115-degrees on June 25, 1970.

Tucson Citizen file
 
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