Saturday,  July 13, 2013 • Vol. 14--No. 356 • 20 of 36

Severe Weather Chances Continue Over Portions of the Great Plains this Weekend.

• Severe weather will continue to be possible over portions of the Plains throughout the weekend. The Storm Prediction Center has highlighted areas of Slight Risk in the northern Plains on Saturday with a slight shift to the south and west on Sunday. Primary threats will be large hail and damaging winds each day. But, there is the possibility of isolated tornadoes in the northern Plains Saturday
• Today: Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent

Yesterday's Weather
High:  92.1°F at 6:19 PM
Heat Index: 104.7 at 6:37 PM
Low: 71.3°F at 5:49 AM
High Gust: 33 mph at 12:02 PM
Precip: 0.00

Record High: 106° in 1936
Record Low:  44° in 1987
Average High: 84°F
Average Low: 59°F
Average Precip in July.:  1.8
Precip to date in July.: 2.00
Average Precip to date: 12.12
Precip Year to Date: 11.41
Sunset Tonight: 9:20 p.m.
Sunrise Tomorrow: 5:59 a.m.

chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
• Tonight: Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
• Sunday: Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
• Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
• Monday: Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
• Monday Night Through Thursday: Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs around 90.
• Thursday Night: Mostly clear with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s.
• Friday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.

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