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Weather Summary

As of 4:23 a.m. Central, Sat., Jul. 4, 2009

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Northeast - Much of the Northeast will get a break for the 4th of July. Cities from New York down to Washington will enjoy a mostly sunny day and a great evening for fireworks. Lingering low pressure aloft will ignite scattered showers and thunderstorms across northern New York and New England, however. A disturbance aloft will also result in a few showers and thunderstorms later in the day over parts of southwest Pennsylvania, West Virginia and western Virginia.

Midwest - Showers and thunderstorms will prevail on the 4th of July from the Plains to the Ohio Valley while the Upper Midwest sees a relatively pleasant day. Parts of the Plains and Corn Belt may see over an inch of rain. Scattered severe thunderstorms with strong winds and hail are possible over the high Plains and across southeast Kansas, Missouri, southern Illinois, southwest Indiana and western Kentucky.

South - Temperatures will he up there for the holiday but most areas across the South will be dry. A few strong to severe thunderstorms are likely from Texas Panhandle to the Tennessee-Kentucky border area. The Florida Peninsula will see scattered thunderstorms. Temperatures Saturday will be quite warm to hot ranging from the 90s in the Southeast to near 100 across a large chunk of Texas.

West -The Rockies and high Plains will continue to see thunderstorms on Saturday but they will be more scattered than in recent days. A few of the storms in the high Plains could turn severe, however.