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Long Range Weather Forecast - Farmers' Almanac Zoned Weather Forecast

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Great Lakes/Midwest

July 2009
1st-3rd Clearing skies.  4th-7th Fair and tranquil.  8th-11th Showers and thunderstorms rapidly shift through Great Lakes area.  12th-15th Showers end, but cloudiness lingers.  16th-19th Unsettled conditions.  20th-23rd Heat increases, with a risk of a thunderstorm.  24th-27th Hot temperatures, especially Kentucky. Frequent thunderstorms. Some of the storms, especially for parts of Michigan, are capable of large hail.  28th-31st Showers and thunderstorms cover Great Lakes and the Ohio River Basin.  


August 2009
1st-3rd Unsettled, with showery rains.  4th-7th Becoming partly cloudy to clear.  8th-11th Clear, hot, and humid.  12th-15th Slow-moving storm system brings hefty rains for the Great Lakes south to Kentucky.  16th-19th Rains briefly end, then return by the 19th.  20th-23rd Heavy Great Lakes thunderstorms. Heavy rains for Ohio River Basin.  24th-27th Heavy rains gradually subside, and it turns somewhat cooler and drier.  28th-31st Another round of unseasonably chilly air follows heavy rains and thunderstorms.  


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