Sunday,  Aug. 11, 2013 • Vol. 15--No. 27 • 13 of 22

Slight Risk of Severe Weather Today

•  The NWS Storm Prediction Center (SPC) in Norman, Oklahoma expects a slight risk of severe storms on Sunday. The area of greatest risk will be the central Plains during Sunday afternoon and evening. However, isolated occurrences of severe weather are also possible this afternoon and evening in the northern Rockies and Mid-Atlantic too. The main concerns for all these regions will be damaging winds.
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Today: Partly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the upper 70s.

Yesterday's Weather
High:  75.7°F at 1:37 PM
Low: 50.1°F at 5:58 AM
High Gust: 9 mph at 12:55 PM
Precip: 0.07

Record High: 103° in 1988, 1965
Record Low:  34° in 1902
Average High: 83°F
Average Low: 58°F
Average Precip in August.:  0.79
Precip to date in August.: 0.07
Average Precip to date: 14.65
Precip Year to Date: 11.89
Sunset Tonight: 8:47 p.m.
Sunrise Tomorrow: 6:31 a.m.

Northeast winds around 5 mph.
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Tonight: Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
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Monday: Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
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Monday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. East winds around 5 mph.
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Tuesday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. East winds around 5 mph.
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Tuesday Night Through Wednesday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around 80.
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Thursday: Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s.
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Thursday Night: Mostly clear with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 60.
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Friday Through Saturday: Mostly clear. Highs in the upper 80s. Lows in the lower 60s.

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