Weekend Weather Forecast With Showers and Warm Temperatures
The forecast from AP GraphicsNet Outlook shows partly cloudy skies with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon, highs in the low 80s, and cooler tonight with lows around 60s. An ongoing chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms continues through Friday and into Saturday with highs in the mid to upper 80s and lows in the mid 60s to low 70s.
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Weekend festival and events schedule for Welch area
Friday events include booth openings from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. with Rhythm Aires at Scott Parking Lot and Red Coats at Welch City Hall. Saturday features Run the Hill registration at 7:30 a.m. and race at 8:30 a.m. plus a Princeton Patriots baseball clinic at Paul Jones Park.
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Hollywood Stuntworld Highlights Last Blast of Summer Event
At Mount View High School grounds a novelty and booths fair leads to a Hollywood Stuntworld show Sunday at 4 p.m. Featuring veteran stuntmen, a man stretched beneath a truck, the Flaming Man, and a Kamikaze jet-powered car, the event closes with Turbotim Arfons' vehicle. City cautions drivers as streets near the venue will close for traffic.
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Legislature Eyes Education Funding and Admin Costs
In a special session on education slated to start August 22, critics warn tax shifts burden to individuals and warn against overdoing funding rises. Machesney cites administrator overstaffing as a risk while Bailey urges methods to remove incompetence from schools. Russell worries pay raises may rely on taxation.
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Temperatures Across Montana See Wide Variations
Weather report notes extremes with Glasgow reaching 103 degrees and West Yellowstone dipping to 39 degrees. Highs and lows reflect seasonal heat waves and cold snaps in western and eastern Montana locations. Local forecast urges hydration and sun protection for hot afternoon conditions.
Rainstorms Spread Across the Nation Amid Local Heavy Downpours
The East faces more rain as storms develop along a weak cold front over Virginia and central North Carolina. In North Carolina, penny hail forms at Moncure and inch hail at Snow Camp while 2.75 inches of rain drenches the area in under an hour. Missouri and southern Illinois see showers and storms, with Gulf Coast and lower Great Lakes regions also affected. Localized heavy rain hits parts of Missouri and Kansas in the morning, while the West experiences soaking showers and storms in spots.
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Cat and mouse described as U.S. jets lock on Iraqi planes
U S airmen say weapons radar on F 15s locks onto Iraqi jets near Kuwait border with Saudi Arabia and Iraqis reportedly turn and flee. Col John McBroom deflects specifics while confirming air power superiority and ongoing deployment at a Saudi air base with Patriot protection.
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Gulf crisis boosts early ticket sales in state
West Virginians limit Middle East trips as Persian Gulf tensions rise. Travel agents report nervous travelers delaying Cairo routes and Istanbul hoped for safer stops. Airlines raise fares, with Eastern Airlines and others signaling increases as demand shifts to future travel before prices climb.
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