1950 - A smoke pall from western Canada forest fires covered much of the eastern U.S. Daylight was reduced to nighttime darkness in parts of the Northeast. The color of the sun varied from pink to purple, blue, or lavendar. Yellow to grey-tan was common.
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Day: Patchy fog and a slight chance of rain showers before 7am, then a chance of rain showers and patchy fog between 7am and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 72. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Day: A chance of rain showers before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Northwest wind 0 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 80.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 81.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 81.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Tue's High Temperature
108 at 16 Miles Southwest Of Tecopa, CA and Death Valley, CA
Tue's Low Temperature
15 at 14 Miles West-southwest Of Mackay, ID