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Storm clouds gather in the skies Saturday in a view from County Road 50 South near Big Sandy Creek. Cool, rainy weather continued into Sunday in the area following a lengthy weather pattern that brought rain and severe thunderstorms including up to tennis ball-sized hail last week through Saturday. That is switching to scorching heat this week including highs predicted near or higher than 100 degrees Wednesday, with a chance of thunderstorms again in the forecast Wednesday night and Thursday night.
A double rainbow with a full inner bow is seen following a thunderstorm Wednesday from County Road 50 South near Big Sandy Creek.
Rain and slightly cooler weather held on a day longer than expected with some steady rain falling Sunday, but very hot weather is expected to hit just in time for the Great Northern Fair.
National Weather Service forecasts highs in this area to hit the 90s today and near or more than 100 degrees Wednesday.
After highs dropping to the upper 80s and lower 90s Thursday and Friday, the temperatures are again expected to peak near 100 Saturday and Sunday.
A steady high-pressure dome hitting low pressure coming in from the Pacific brought rain and thunderstorms through last week, including some reports of very large hail and storms - generally lasting about 15 minutes - dropping rain at a rate of 1 inch per hour.
The recording station at the Havre City-County Airport recorded more than one-and-a-quarter inches of rain from Sunday through Saturday.
The severe thunderstorms didn't hit Sunday, but a steady rain fell through the afternoon.
The recording station at the Havre airport reported nearly another tenth of an inch Sunday.
That put Havre at 1.49 inches for July, up .81 inches from the normal .68 inches normally received through Sunday.
But the region still is far short of where it should be for precipitation this time of year.
For the calendar year, Havre has 5.93 inches, short much more than an inch from the normal value of 7.29 inches.
For the water year, measured from Oct. 1 through Sept. 30, Havre has received 7.77 inches, with the normal value 8.93 inches.
The National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration's Climate Prediction Center website shows above-normal temperatures are 55 percent to 60 precent likely in this region July 23-Aug. 5, with most of the area at 50 percent to 55 percent likely to see below-normal precipitation.
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