Dry Spell Continues With Hazy, Mostly Sunny Saturday

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Dry Spell Continues With Hazy, Mostly Sunny Saturday

Hazy and mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies will prevail across the local area Saturday. While one or two scattered may develop, widespread rainfall is not anticipated. Daytime highs will be in the upper 80s to near 90 degrees with east to southeast winds of 10-15 miles per hour and occasionally higher gusts. Across the […]

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