Allan Rose
@allanrose.bsky.social
Retired in Tucson after years in Oregon but born down south
Horticulturist & hobby birder-Tree hugger & animal defender
Politics Hound forever
gay man and Democratic Socialist-love my dogs & cat
Trying to live by the Golden Rule
Horticulturist & hobby birder-Tree hugger & animal defender
Politics Hound forever
gay man and Democratic Socialist-love my dogs & cat
Trying to live by the Golden Rule
We've reached the point in January where we are gaining approximately 1 minute of daylight daily in Tucson:
Day length today:10h 16m 46s (Jan 15, 2026)
1 minute, 4 seconds longer than yesterday (Jan 14, 2026)
and-
14 minutes, 30 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2025)
Day length today:10h 16m 46s (Jan 15, 2026)
1 minute, 4 seconds longer than yesterday (Jan 14, 2026)
and-
14 minutes, 30 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2025)
January 15, 2026 at 12:01 PM
We've reached the point in January where we are gaining approximately 1 minute of daylight daily in Tucson:
Day length today:10h 16m 46s (Jan 15, 2026)
1 minute, 4 seconds longer than yesterday (Jan 14, 2026)
and-
14 minutes, 30 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2025)
Day length today:10h 16m 46s (Jan 15, 2026)
1 minute, 4 seconds longer than yesterday (Jan 14, 2026)
and-
14 minutes, 30 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2025)
We are in a very stable & warm pattern now with little deviation day to day. Warm with a breeze late. Lows 40's generally. No different in Tucson today:
Sunny, with a high near 75. East northeast wind 6 to 8 mph.
Thursday Night:
Clear, with a low around 44. East wind 3 to 5 mph.
Sunny, with a high near 75. East northeast wind 6 to 8 mph.
Thursday Night:
Clear, with a low around 44. East wind 3 to 5 mph.
January 15, 2026 at 10:32 AM
We are in a very stable & warm pattern now with little deviation day to day. Warm with a breeze late. Lows 40's generally. No different in Tucson today:
Sunny, with a high near 75. East northeast wind 6 to 8 mph.
Thursday Night:
Clear, with a low around 44. East wind 3 to 5 mph.
Sunny, with a high near 75. East northeast wind 6 to 8 mph.
Thursday Night:
Clear, with a low around 44. East wind 3 to 5 mph.
Good morning, it's Thursday! This week is moving right along. Hope yours has been good. Our weather has almost been perfect but we did have wind late. May set a record high today. Hard to believe it's (just) January.
Seems the days are a tad longer now?
Have a nice Thursday!
Seems the days are a tad longer now?
Have a nice Thursday!
January 15, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Good morning, it's Thursday! This week is moving right along. Hope yours has been good. Our weather has almost been perfect but we did have wind late. May set a record high today. Hard to believe it's (just) January.
Seems the days are a tad longer now?
Have a nice Thursday!
Seems the days are a tad longer now?
Have a nice Thursday!
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January 14, 2026 at 9:26 PM
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Issued: January 13, 2026
Valid: January 19-23, 2026
Rains appear to return to the SW where in monsoon 2025, we couldn't get a drop. We always need rain-Looks like most of the middle of the nation will have precip.
PNW & SE Coast & FL below normal rain
Valid: January 19-23, 2026
Rains appear to return to the SW where in monsoon 2025, we couldn't get a drop. We always need rain-Looks like most of the middle of the nation will have precip.
PNW & SE Coast & FL below normal rain
January 14, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Issued: January 13, 2026
Valid: January 19-23, 2026
Rains appear to return to the SW where in monsoon 2025, we couldn't get a drop. We always need rain-Looks like most of the middle of the nation will have precip.
PNW & SE Coast & FL below normal rain
Valid: January 19-23, 2026
Rains appear to return to the SW where in monsoon 2025, we couldn't get a drop. We always need rain-Looks like most of the middle of the nation will have precip.
PNW & SE Coast & FL below normal rain
Issued: January 13, 2026
Valid: January 19-23, 2026
Stuck pattern huh? AZ feels like March
East/NE below normal
Many of us in the SW have not had a frost this winter
& that is unusual even for us
(Look at Alaska)
Valid: January 19-23, 2026
Stuck pattern huh? AZ feels like March
East/NE below normal
Many of us in the SW have not had a frost this winter
& that is unusual even for us
(Look at Alaska)
January 14, 2026 at 11:22 AM
Issued: January 13, 2026
Valid: January 19-23, 2026
Stuck pattern huh? AZ feels like March
East/NE below normal
Many of us in the SW have not had a frost this winter
& that is unusual even for us
(Look at Alaska)
Valid: January 19-23, 2026
Stuck pattern huh? AZ feels like March
East/NE below normal
Many of us in the SW have not had a frost this winter
& that is unusual even for us
(Look at Alaska)
While it's still a bit breezy, warm days & chilly nights make for great weather here
For Wednesday in Tucson:
Sunny, with a high near 74. Light southeast wind becoming east northeast 6 to 11 mph in the morning.
Wednesday Night:
Clear, with a low around 45. East wind 8 to 10 mph.
For Wednesday in Tucson:
Sunny, with a high near 74. Light southeast wind becoming east northeast 6 to 11 mph in the morning.
Wednesday Night:
Clear, with a low around 45. East wind 8 to 10 mph.
January 14, 2026 at 10:48 AM
While it's still a bit breezy, warm days & chilly nights make for great weather here
For Wednesday in Tucson:
Sunny, with a high near 74. Light southeast wind becoming east northeast 6 to 11 mph in the morning.
Wednesday Night:
Clear, with a low around 45. East wind 8 to 10 mph.
For Wednesday in Tucson:
Sunny, with a high near 74. Light southeast wind becoming east northeast 6 to 11 mph in the morning.
Wednesday Night:
Clear, with a low around 45. East wind 8 to 10 mph.
Good morning, it's Wednesday! Hump Day & mid-week. This week is moving along at a nice clip here. Beautiful spring-like weather got me planting carrots, onions & radishes. Little wind made it almost perfect. Hope your day went well & your week is good. Stay safe & be well.
January 14, 2026 at 10:43 AM
Good morning, it's Wednesday! Hump Day & mid-week. This week is moving along at a nice clip here. Beautiful spring-like weather got me planting carrots, onions & radishes. Little wind made it almost perfect. Hope your day went well & your week is good. Stay safe & be well.
I "knew" this report had to be satire!
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January 13, 2026 at 12:01 PM
I "knew" this report had to be satire!
Because reports say Trump really smells of hair products and fecal matter-check those facts Halfway
Because reports say Trump really smells of hair products and fecal matter-check those facts Halfway
Tuesday in Tucson starts a very nice warm-up with much lighter winds
Sunny, with a high near 70. East northeast wind around 6 mph.
Tuesday Night:
Clear, with a low around 41. East wind 3 to 5 mph.
Sunny, with a high near 70. East northeast wind around 6 mph.
Tuesday Night:
Clear, with a low around 41. East wind 3 to 5 mph.
January 13, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Tuesday in Tucson starts a very nice warm-up with much lighter winds
Sunny, with a high near 70. East northeast wind around 6 mph.
Tuesday Night:
Clear, with a low around 41. East wind 3 to 5 mph.
Sunny, with a high near 70. East northeast wind around 6 mph.
Tuesday Night:
Clear, with a low around 41. East wind 3 to 5 mph.
Good morning everyone, it's Tuesday!
Hope your Monday was good. It was still windy but turned into a very nice warm day. To be warmer today-and the wind should die down. Hope you have a nice Tuesday & are well. We lost power for an hour yesterday. Vehicle hit pole. It happens.
Hope your Monday was good. It was still windy but turned into a very nice warm day. To be warmer today-and the wind should die down. Hope you have a nice Tuesday & are well. We lost power for an hour yesterday. Vehicle hit pole. It happens.
January 13, 2026 at 10:28 AM
Good morning everyone, it's Tuesday!
Hope your Monday was good. It was still windy but turned into a very nice warm day. To be warmer today-and the wind should die down. Hope you have a nice Tuesday & are well. We lost power for an hour yesterday. Vehicle hit pole. It happens.
Hope your Monday was good. It was still windy but turned into a very nice warm day. To be warmer today-and the wind should die down. Hope you have a nice Tuesday & are well. We lost power for an hour yesterday. Vehicle hit pole. It happens.
It's 56F! More wind on the way. But, it's going to be warmer by the day here-
For Monday in Tucson:
Sunny, with a high near 66. E/NE wind 10 to 14 mph.
Monday Night:
Clear, with a low around 41. E/NE wind 6 to 10 mph.
For Monday in Tucson:
Sunny, with a high near 66. E/NE wind 10 to 14 mph.
Monday Night:
Clear, with a low around 41. E/NE wind 6 to 10 mph.
January 12, 2026 at 10:52 AM
It's 56F! More wind on the way. But, it's going to be warmer by the day here-
For Monday in Tucson:
Sunny, with a high near 66. E/NE wind 10 to 14 mph.
Monday Night:
Clear, with a low around 41. E/NE wind 6 to 10 mph.
For Monday in Tucson:
Sunny, with a high near 66. E/NE wind 10 to 14 mph.
Monday Night:
Clear, with a low around 41. E/NE wind 6 to 10 mph.
Good morning everyone, it's Monday. Not a good weekend here-wind was too fierce & disrupted everything. Finally some calm this morning & hoping for the warm-up promised. Hope football games are going your way-mine didn't. Now have to get a life again!
Have a great week! Stay well!
Have a great week! Stay well!
January 12, 2026 at 10:48 AM
Good morning everyone, it's Monday. Not a good weekend here-wind was too fierce & disrupted everything. Finally some calm this morning & hoping for the warm-up promised. Hope football games are going your way-mine didn't. Now have to get a life again!
Have a great week! Stay well!
Have a great week! Stay well!
Valid: January 16-20, 2026
Issued: January 10, 2026
Looks DRY for most of the nation in mid-January
Only AK and HI with upper Great Lakes/Maine above normal-
For us out west, it's been WET or DRY
Issued: January 10, 2026
Looks DRY for most of the nation in mid-January
Only AK and HI with upper Great Lakes/Maine above normal-
For us out west, it's been WET or DRY
January 11, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Valid: January 16-20, 2026
Issued: January 10, 2026
Looks DRY for most of the nation in mid-January
Only AK and HI with upper Great Lakes/Maine above normal-
For us out west, it's been WET or DRY
Issued: January 10, 2026
Looks DRY for most of the nation in mid-January
Only AK and HI with upper Great Lakes/Maine above normal-
For us out west, it's been WET or DRY
Issued: January 10, 2026
Valid: January 16-20, 2026
Mid-January temperature outlook looks like the NWS "predicted" winter outlook-or "back to December"
West is way above normal & east is below to normal
Unusual for SE below normal
Valid: January 16-20, 2026
Mid-January temperature outlook looks like the NWS "predicted" winter outlook-or "back to December"
West is way above normal & east is below to normal
Unusual for SE below normal
January 11, 2026 at 10:24 AM
Issued: January 10, 2026
Valid: January 16-20, 2026
Mid-January temperature outlook looks like the NWS "predicted" winter outlook-or "back to December"
West is way above normal & east is below to normal
Unusual for SE below normal
Valid: January 16-20, 2026
Mid-January temperature outlook looks like the NWS "predicted" winter outlook-or "back to December"
West is way above normal & east is below to normal
Unusual for SE below normal
Sunday in Tucson:
Sunny, with a high near 61. Very windy, with an E/NEst wind 33 to 38 mph decreasing to 21 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 39. Breezy, with an E wind 13 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph
Sunny, with a high near 61. Very windy, with an E/NEst wind 33 to 38 mph decreasing to 21 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 39. Breezy, with an E wind 13 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph
January 11, 2026 at 9:55 AM
Sunday in Tucson:
Sunny, with a high near 61. Very windy, with an E/NEst wind 33 to 38 mph decreasing to 21 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 39. Breezy, with an E wind 13 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph
Sunny, with a high near 61. Very windy, with an E/NEst wind 33 to 38 mph decreasing to 21 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 39. Breezy, with an E wind 13 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph
From @halfwaypost.bsky.social
"A top oil company executive says Donald Trump "smelled like rotten roast beef" during his big White House meeting on Venezuela, he farted audibly no less than a dozen times, and he kept getting up to look at and compliment the nonexistent ballroom like he's senile."
"A top oil company executive says Donald Trump "smelled like rotten roast beef" during his big White House meeting on Venezuela, he farted audibly no less than a dozen times, and he kept getting up to look at and compliment the nonexistent ballroom like he's senile."
January 11, 2026 at 9:52 AM
From @halfwaypost.bsky.social
"A top oil company executive says Donald Trump "smelled like rotten roast beef" during his big White House meeting on Venezuela, he farted audibly no less than a dozen times, and he kept getting up to look at and compliment the nonexistent ballroom like he's senile."
"A top oil company executive says Donald Trump "smelled like rotten roast beef" during his big White House meeting on Venezuela, he farted audibly no less than a dozen times, and he kept getting up to look at and compliment the nonexistent ballroom like he's senile."
An early good Sunday morning. The wind banged & bumped all night here. All yesterday & into today, we have WIND and more WIND
DISH keeps going in & out too. But it's 55! this morning. Not 38. We missed our frost yesterday & now to warm.
Hope your weekend has been restful & good
Have a nice Sunday
DISH keeps going in & out too. But it's 55! this morning. Not 38. We missed our frost yesterday & now to warm.
Hope your weekend has been restful & good
Have a nice Sunday
January 11, 2026 at 9:46 AM
An early good Sunday morning. The wind banged & bumped all night here. All yesterday & into today, we have WIND and more WIND
DISH keeps going in & out too. But it's 55! this morning. Not 38. We missed our frost yesterday & now to warm.
Hope your weekend has been restful & good
Have a nice Sunday
DISH keeps going in & out too. But it's 55! this morning. Not 38. We missed our frost yesterday & now to warm.
Hope your weekend has been restful & good
Have a nice Sunday
Our coldest snap this winter has been this week-seems we just missed a frost this morning. We slowly warm Saturday in Tucson:
Sunny, with a high near 57. Breezy, with an E/NE wind 13 to 18 mph increasing to 19 to 24 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph
and-
Sunny, with a high near 57. Breezy, with an E/NE wind 13 to 18 mph increasing to 19 to 24 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph
and-
January 10, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Our coldest snap this winter has been this week-seems we just missed a frost this morning. We slowly warm Saturday in Tucson:
Sunny, with a high near 57. Breezy, with an E/NE wind 13 to 18 mph increasing to 19 to 24 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph
and-
Sunny, with a high near 57. Breezy, with an E/NE wind 13 to 18 mph increasing to 19 to 24 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph
and-
Good morning, it's early Saturday. I'm waking up stunned over my Ducks losing so badly to IN. Congrats to IN. We dropped to 34.4F this morning & suddenly, the wind picked up & it's over 40F now! We missed our frost it seems-warmer today
Hope you had a good week & have a nice day
Hope you had a good week & have a nice day
January 10, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Good morning, it's early Saturday. I'm waking up stunned over my Ducks losing so badly to IN. Congrats to IN. We dropped to 34.4F this morning & suddenly, the wind picked up & it's over 40F now! We missed our frost it seems-warmer today
Hope you had a good week & have a nice day
Hope you had a good week & have a nice day
TGIF We are drying out for Friday but very cool day ahead & probable frosty Saturday morning-the first of winter if true. So far it's 41F here so no frost
Sunny, with a high near 54. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
and a cold overnight in Tucson:
Sunny, with a high near 54. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
and a cold overnight in Tucson:
January 9, 2026 at 11:12 AM
TGIF We are drying out for Friday but very cool day ahead & probable frosty Saturday morning-the first of winter if true. So far it's 41F here so no frost
Sunny, with a high near 54. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
and a cold overnight in Tucson:
Sunny, with a high near 54. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
and a cold overnight in Tucson:
Good morning & TGIF
Happy Friday
This week seems to have gone by quickly. Yesterday was blustery, cool & rainy off and on in Tucson
Sun came out & late the sky was deep purple to the south. A very angry sky!
We are cool now but to warm yet again next week!
Have a good Friday!
Happy Friday
This week seems to have gone by quickly. Yesterday was blustery, cool & rainy off and on in Tucson
Sun came out & late the sky was deep purple to the south. A very angry sky!
We are cool now but to warm yet again next week!
Have a good Friday!
January 9, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Good morning & TGIF
Happy Friday
This week seems to have gone by quickly. Yesterday was blustery, cool & rainy off and on in Tucson
Sun came out & late the sky was deep purple to the south. A very angry sky!
We are cool now but to warm yet again next week!
Have a good Friday!
Happy Friday
This week seems to have gone by quickly. Yesterday was blustery, cool & rainy off and on in Tucson
Sun came out & late the sky was deep purple to the south. A very angry sky!
We are cool now but to warm yet again next week!
Have a good Friday!
Another cool & possibly wet Thurs in Tucson:
A chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. High near 58. Breezy, with a southwest wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
A chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. High near 58. Breezy, with a southwest wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
January 8, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Another cool & possibly wet Thurs in Tucson:
A chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. High near 58. Breezy, with a southwest wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
A chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. High near 58. Breezy, with a southwest wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Good morning everyone, it's Thursday. We had an inch of rain yesterday, filling my buckets- but now, we brace for our first "frost" of the season tomorrow night.
Hope you have a nice day & your week has been good.
Hope you have a nice day & your week has been good.
January 8, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Good morning everyone, it's Thursday. We had an inch of rain yesterday, filling my buckets- but now, we brace for our first "frost" of the season tomorrow night.
Hope you have a nice day & your week has been good.
Hope you have a nice day & your week has been good.
@rickles955.bsky.social
Bogert says we are selling Ayala to Miami for $2 million. Give me a fucking break. Apparently it's for "personal" reasons-he won't resign for us....I'm all for firing Ned Grabavoy now. I've had enough
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Bogert says we are selling Ayala to Miami for $2 million. Give me a fucking break. Apparently it's for "personal" reasons-he won't resign for us....I'm all for firing Ned Grabavoy now. I've had enough
2:04 PM
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January 7, 2026 at 9:06 PM
@rickles955.bsky.social
Bogert says we are selling Ayala to Miami for $2 million. Give me a fucking break. Apparently it's for "personal" reasons-he won't resign for us....I'm all for firing Ned Grabavoy now. I've had enough
2:04 PM
2:04 PM
Bogert says we are selling Ayala to Miami for $2 million. Give me a fucking break. Apparently it's for "personal" reasons-he won't resign for us....I'm all for firing Ned Grabavoy now. I've had enough
2:04 PM
2:04 PM