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...DRY WEATHER FOR MOST PICNICS...BUT RAIN ARRIVES LATE DAMPING FIREWORKS...

HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER SYNOPSIS...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL ALLOW FOR A DRY START TO THE JULY FOURTH HOLIDAY
ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY...BUT UNFORTUNATELY...IT WILL NOT END THAT
WAY. AS THE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVES AWAY FROM THE
REGION...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE OHIO VALLEY
FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS. THIS SYSTEM WILL INITIALLY LEAD TO JUST
SOME INCREASE IN CLOUDS. BUT BY THIS EVENING...EXPECT SCATTERED
SHOWERS TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN COAL FIELDS AND THEN INCREASE
IN INTENSITY AS THEY SPREAD ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE REGION.

THE LOW WILL MOVE JUST SOUTH OF THE REGION ON SUNDAY. PRECIPITATION
SUNDAY MORNING WILL TAPPER OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
HOURS.

A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL THEN TAKE OVER FOR THE BEGINNING OF THE
WORK WEEK...PROVIDING DRY WEATHER. THIS SYSTEM WILL LINGER INTO AT
LEAST MID WEEK.

LOOKING WAY DOWN THE ROAD...AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES SHOULD FINALLY
START HEATING UP AGAIN...TOWARD THE END OF THE WORK WEEK.


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