Please note that the Museum will be closing at noon on Tuesday, August 12, 2025 for a staff appreciation event.

A large thunderstorm advancing over the Tucson Mountains toward the Desert Museum. Its size and power are revealed by the low line of approaching clouds and the darkness behind them. In smaller storms you can see the entire cumulus cloud from cauliflower top to rain spout


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