Southern Arizona's weather
Southeast Arizona has some of the most interesting weather during its summer monsoons. The almost daily thunderstorms are as intense as you will find. Lightning storms usually precede the heavy rain starting in early July and lasting until early September. This weather pattern is caused by moist air moving from the gulf into the deserts of Mexico and moving northward into New Mexico and southern Arizona. Below is an example of some of these storms.
Past Monsoon storms
A storm brewing over the Santa Rita mountains
After the storm
A big storm over the Catalina mountains
Same storm over Catalina mountains
Storm Cloud Formation With Kitt Peak Silhouetted
Different View of Kitt Peak Silhouetted Against Storm Cloud
