Obviously, no details can be provided yet, but here is a broad brush of howMemorial Day might turn out. The main concern is potential for a large area ofwetness either in the eastern part of the country, or perhaps through the Gulfregion. Given that, much of an area from the Great Lakes to the IntermountainWest and Southwest would be dry.Story by AccuWeather.com Senior Meteorologist John Kocet.
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July 4th could be wettest day of long holiday weekend
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4th of July holiday weather: numerous showers and T-storms with a few sunny breaks
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Dangerously high heat builds in California and the south-central United States
Swaths of California sweltered Tuesday and things were only expected to get worse during the Fourth of July holiday week for parts of the United States, with nearly 90 million people under heat alerts.
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Thunderstorms expected to affect July 4th festivities in southern Minnesota
Storms are forecast to sweep across areas south of I-94 in Minnesota. Due to the forecast, the Lake Minnetonka fireworks display will be moved to Wednesday night instead of Thursday night, the Excelsior-Lake Minnetonka Chamber of Commerce said in a Facebook post.
Paul Douglas
Forecast gets rainier as Fourth of July holiday weekend approaches
Some sunshine and higher temps expected on Sunday.