Weather overview with mild tonight and sunny day ahead
Mostly clear tonight with a low around 55. Sunny periods tomorrow reaching 80 to 85. Winds 5 to 15 mph. Rain chances zero tonight, 10 percent tomorrow. Sunset 8:28 p.m. Sunrise 5:34 a.m. Yesterday high 80, low 42. Record highs and lows noted. Air quality good with index 39.
Drought relief still in distance
In South Florida drought relief remains distant as rainfall hopes fade after showers raise Lake Okeechobee to 10.79 feet, just above the critical 10.5-foot level. Officials say one rainstorm won’t end the drought though some storms increased water supply, while fires scorch Everglades with 143,000 acres burned and sinkholes threaten citrus groves near Lake Wales.
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Rain brings flood threat across Montana and South states
Torrential rains dumped up to 3 inches in the northern Rockies triggering flash flood watches in northwestern and central Montana. Heavy rains and record lows hit the South and Florida, while the Plains saw fierce thunderstorms and 60 mph winds in Nebraska. Roadways closed in places as streams rose. a Wyoming travel advisory issued.
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