Saturday,  Sept.. 07, 2013 • Vol. 15--No. 54 • 18 of 36

Increasing Monsoonal Moisture will bring Showers and Thunderstorms to parts of the Southwest on Saturday

• Increasing monsoonal moisture will help spark showers and thunderstorms in the Southwest Saturday afternoon. The coverage of the storms will be isolated, but a few may produce heavy rain and cause localized flash flooding.
• Rest Of Today: Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.

Yesterday's Weather
High:  86.6°F at 6:35 PM
Heat Index: 94.2 at 6:42 PM
Low: 68.6°F at 6:35 AM
High Gust: 17 mph at 8:56 AM
Precip: 0.05

Record High: 101° in 1897
Record Low:  29° in 1895
Average High: 76°F
Average Low: 50°F
Average Precip in Sept.:  0.45
Precip to date in Sept.: 0.05
Average Precip to date: 16.74
Precip Year to Date: 12.14
Sunset Tonight: 8:00 p.m.
Sunrise Tomorrow: 7:04 a.m.

• Tonight: Partly cloudy in the evening...then mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
• Sunday: Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
• Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph.
• Monday: Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. West winds 5 to 15 mph.
• Monday Night Through Wednesday: Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
• Wednesday Night: Clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
• Thursday Night: Clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
• Friday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.

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