WEATHER FORECAST:

Farmers' Almanac Forecast for the Pacific Southwest:    

Southwestern (California - Arizona)

August 2008
1st-3rd Hot and dry.  4th-7th Continued dry.  8th-11th Fair, then a few showers for California. Windy and showery over Arizona.  12th-15th Clearing skies.  16th-19th Hot and dry. Dust storms for Arizona.  20th-23rd Hot spell is broken in some areas by widely scattered showers and gusty thunderstorms.  24th-27th Stormy for Arizona.  28th-31st Mostly fair, then wet for Utah. Some showers for parts of California.  

September 2008
1st-3rd Threatening skies for Arizona. Clearing skies for California.  4th-7th Pleasant weather, then turning stormy.  8th-11th Fair skies.  12th-15th Pleasant initially, then showers spread east from California.  16th-19th Pleasant weather returns, with mixed clouds and sun.  20th-23rd Mixed clouds and sun, and gusty winds.  24th-27th Fair and cold followed by unsettled conditions. Wet for Arizona.  28th-30th Clearing and cold.

South Central (Texas) 

South Central (Texas) 

August 2008
1st-3rd Mostly fair and hot.  4th-7th Showers from Southern Rockies to Oklahoma, then clearing.  8th-11th Threatening skies over New Mexico. Thunderstorms over Southern Plains. Then fair.  12th-15th Hurricane threat to the Gulf Coast. Clearing skies elsewhere.  16th-19th Dust storms for New Mexico.  20th-23rd Hot weather with scattered showers and thunderstorms spreading in from the west. Thunderstorms also for Arkansas, Louisiana, followed by clearing.  24th-27th Thunderstorms move through Oklahoma. Stormy from New Mexico through Texas and east.  28th-31st Mostly fair skies, followed by increasing clouds.  

September 2008
1st-3rd Showers over Southern Plains. Threatening skies for New Mexico and Texas.  4th-7th Pleasant conditions, then squalls in New Mexico, Texas and Oklahoma.  8th-11th Stormy in Texas and along the Gulf Coast.  12th-15th Gusty winds for New Mexico. Stormy over Oklahoma and Texas. Hurricane threat for the Gulf Coast.  16th-19th Squalls Gulf Coast with rain for Arkansas, then fair and pleasant.  20th-23rd Pleasant initially, then showers northern New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma Panhandle.  24th-27th Fair, chilly weather gives way to unsettled weather. Wet for New Mexico.  28th-30th Clearing and cold.  

Southeastern (Florida)

August 2008
1st-3rd Sultry and hot: high humidity makes it feel like it’s above 110 degrees.  4th-7th Continued hot and sultry, then afternoon showers pop up.  8th-11th Fair skies.  12th-15th Hurricane threat for the Gulf Coast and the Southeast.  16th-19th Fair skies.  20th-23rd Thunderstorms are a threat for all areas.  24th-27th Stormy conditions for Gulf States north and east.  28th-31st Fair and pleasant for Mississippi River Valley east.  

September 2008
1st-3rd Scattered showers, then turning fair.  4th-7th Pleasant from the Mississippi east.  8th-11th Stormy for Gulf States north and east.  12th-15th Hurricane threat for the Gulf Coast. Heavy rains spread north and east.  16th-19th Squalls along Gulf Coast. Rain for Tennessee east, then fair.  20th-23rd Hot and sticky.  24th-27th Fair, but turning cold for the Mississippi east.  28th-30th Showers for most of the Southeast.

Ohio, Illinois

August 2008
1st-3rd Fair and hot  4th-7th Becoming wet Great Lakes, followed by clearing.  8th-11th Fair skies.  12th-15th Stormy Illinois, Michigan, then fair.  16th-19th Hot and dry, then turning wet.  20th-23rd Showers for Ohio River, then fair and pleasant.  24th-27th Stormy for the Great Lakes.  28th-31st Fair and pleasant.  

September 2008
1st-3rd Wet Illinois, Michigan area, then fair.  4th-7th Pleasant.  8th-11th Squalls migrate into Great Lakes, then turning fair.  12th-15th Stormy weather spread east into the Great Lakes.  16th-19th Pleasant conditions return.  20th-23rd Pleasant initially, then showers spread east into Ohio.  24th-27th Fair and cold.  28th-30th Wet, especially over Great Lakes.