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JOHN GRUBER'S THOUGHT FOR TODAY'S LIVING
“If all our todays held as much hope as our tomorrows, what wonderful memories we would have of all our yesterdays.”
John Gruber (1768-1857)

MONTHLY WEATHER WATCH 

MID-ATLANTIC WEATHER WATCH: seasonable and dry at first, then late day showers and thunderstorms and turning less humid (1,2,3,4,5); comfortable at first, then turning a bit more muggy but dry overall (6,7,8,9,10);seasonably warm and humid at first, then hot and humid with late day storms followed by a transition to cooler and less humid weather (11,12,13,14,15); comfortable and dry at first, then bursts of heavy rain and thunderstorms followed by pleasant and dry weather (16,17,18,19,20); dry and tolerable at first, then scattered afternoon showers and storms, then turning cooler and less humid (21,22,23,24,25); dry and pleasant, then turning hot with showers and storms, then ending with cooler temperatures (26,27,28,29,30,31). 

SEVERE WEATHER WATCH: The Hagerstown Town and Country Almanack sees heavy rain in the Mid-Atlantic region (20,21).  


                      

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JOHN GRUBER'S THOUGHT FOR TODAY'S LIVING
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MONTHLY WEATHER WATCH 

MID-ATLANTIC WEATHER WATCH: seasonable and dry at first, then late day showers and thunderstorms and turning less humid (1,2,3,4,5); comfortable at first, then turning a bit more muggy but dry overall (6,7,8,9,10);seasonably warm and humid at first, then hot and humid with late day storms followed by a transition to cooler and less humid weather (11,12,13,14,15); comfortable and dry at first, then bursts of heavy rain and thunderstorms followed by pleasant and dry weather (16,17,18,19,20); dry and tolerable at first, then scattered afternoon showers and storms, then turning cooler and less humid (21,22,23,24,25); dry and pleasant, then turning hot with showers and storms, then ending with cooler temperatures (26,27,28,29,30,31). 

SEVERE WEATHER WATCH: The Hagerstown Town and Country Almanack sees heavy rain in the Mid-Atlantic region (20,21).  


                      

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