HIGH: 83
LOW: 65
* Mostly cloudy with several periods of showers and thunderstorms.
* Rainfall could be locally heavy, and a few storms could be strong with gusty winds and hail.
* Temperatures climb into the lower and middle 80s with south-southwest winds 10-18 m.p.h.
* Cloudy overnight with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows drop off into the middle 60s.
AUG. 17 TEMPERATURES
Normal high/low: 82(degrees)/63(degrees)
Record high: 98(degrees) (1988)
Record low: 48(degrees) (1976)
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