Weekend Forecast for US: August 6-7

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The first weekend of August will start off with a cold front moving through the Northeast, bringing scattered showers and thunderstorms Saturday afternoon and evening. Storms that do form in the Northeast will be capable of gusty winds around 40 mph, with a few isolated storms possibly becoming severe with 60 mph gusts. The second half of the weekend will bring pleasant weather to the area.

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Damaging wind and hail for Upper Midwest

Strong storms are expected across portions of the Upper Midwest this afternoon and into the night hours. Wisconsin looks to bear the brunt of the action, with Milwaukee included in our “elevated” risk area.

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Earl Impacts Belize With Hurricane Force Winds; Flooding Rain

Earl officially made landfall in Belize as a category one hurricane at around 11 pm Wednesday local time, before weakening to tropical storm strength after just a few hours. Data collected by a Hurricane Hunter aircraft estimated surface wind speeds of around 80 mph, just above minimal hurricane strength, as the core of the storm moved on-shore. The storm is expected to weaken quickly, though will still bring copious rainfall to Belize and areas of Guatemala and Mexico.

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