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Hazy, hot, and humid (1,2,3); off-shore hurricane, STORMS mainly in the eastern part of the region (4,5,6) turn hot and humid again (7,8,9). Showers and STORMS (10,11,12) turning fair and not so hot (13,14,15,16). More fair weather, very warm (19,20,21,22,23) with more showers (24,25,26) and even more showers, mainly in the south (27,28,29). Fair and very warm (30,31).
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NATIONAL WEATHER FORECASTS - AUGUST 2018
Tornado Watch: 4-7 SC to New England; 10-15 Central CA to Southwest Desert to Southeast.
Region 1: Mid-Atlantic. 1-3 hazy, hot, humid; 4-6 off-shore hurricane, storms mainly east; 7-9 hot, humid; 10-12 showers, storms; 13-16 fair, not as hot; 17-18 storms; 19-23 fair, very warm; 24-26 showers; 27-29 showers mainly south; 30-31 fair, very warm.
Region 2: New England. 1-4 fair, warm, humid; 5-7 off-shore hurricane, heavy rain east; 8-9 fair, warm; 10-11 showers, storms south; 12-16 fair, mild; 17-18 showers; 19-23 fair, mild; 24-26 showers; 27-31 fair, cooler.
Region 3: Southeast. 1-3 hazy, hot, humid; 4-6 off-shore hurricane, storms mainly east; 7-15 periods of storms, severe late; 16-19 showers; 20-24 hazy, hot, humid; 25-28 showers, storms; 29-31 fair, hot.
Region 4: Upper Midwest. 1 fair, very warm; 2-4 storms; 5-8 fair, cooler; 9-11 showers mainly south; 12-15 fair, warm; 16-17 storms; 18-27 fair, mild; 28-31 heavy rain mainly south.
Region 5: Lower Midwest. 1-2 hazy, hot, humid; 3-4 storms; 5-8 fair, very warm; 9-12 showers north, storms south; 13-15 fair, cooler; 16-18 showers, storms; 19-23 fair, very warm; 24-31 periods of showers, storms.
Region 6: Northern Plains. 1-2 storms; 3-5 fair, very warm; 6-7 storms; 8-12 fair, not as warm; 13-15 showers mainly south; 16-18 fair, rather warm; 19-21 storms; 22-26 fair, warm; 27-31 rain mainly south.
