21.   Heat and high humidity will persist from the southern Plains to the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley ahead of a weak cool front.

22.   Hot and humid weather will persist from the Plains to the southern Rockies.

23.   Hot weather will persist from the southern Plains to the interior West.

24.   Its papery fruits are reminiscent of tiny Japanese lanterns and persist from now into winter.

25.   Low clouds and drizzle will persist from the Ozarks to the Red River Valley.

26.   Low clouds will stubbornly persist from New Jersey to Maine, with many places staying overcast.

27.   Meanwhile, uncomfortable heat and humidity will persist from southern Texas to southern Georgia and Florida.

28.   Meanwhile, blistering heat will persist from the southern Plains to the Tennessee Valley.

29.   Meanwhile, near record warmth will persists from interior California into the Pacific Northwest, while low clouds and fog continue along much of the California coast.

30.   My pansies persist from autumn through the following spring, sometimes blooming straight through if the winter is mild.