Friday,  Aug. 23, 2013 • Vol. 15--No. 39 • 14 of 34

High Fire Danger in Parts of the West this Week

• Firefighters are battling several large wildfires in the West, and weather conditions will remain dangerous through at least Friday. Thunderstorms in this region will create gusty winds that could spread fires, and lightning from these storms could start new fires. The greatest fire danger exists from northern California across the Great Basin to the Northern Rockies.
Today: Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph shifting to the south 15 to 20 mph in the

Yesterday's Weather
High:  81.1°F at 4:14 PM
Low: 58.9°F at 7:21 PM
High Gust: 15 mph at 11:16 AM
Precip: 0.00

Record High: 106° in 2003
Record Low:  39° in 1987, 1942
Average High: 81°F
Average Low: 55°F
Average Precip in August.:  1.72
Precip to date in August.: 0.07
Average Precip to date: 15.58
Precip Year to Date: 11.82
Sunset Tonight: 8:27 p.m.
Sunrise Tomorrow: 6:46 a.m.

afternoon.
Tonight: Warmer. Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds 10 to 20 mph.
Saturday: Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 10 to 20 mph. Highest heat index readings around 100 in the afternoon.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
Sunday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 5 to 15 mph. Highest heat index readings around 100 in the afternoon.
Sunday Night And Monday: Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. Heat index readings around 100.
Monday Night Through Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. Highs in the mid 90s.
Wednesday And Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Lows in the upper 60s.
Thursday: Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.

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