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Great start to the new week

By Anthony Peoples,

24 days ago

After a stormy start to the Fourth of July weekend, it ended on a pretty nice note for many of us Sunday. The nice weather lasts into early this week.

Our week starts out dry, but turns wet later this week.

Here’s your full 7-day forecast.

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