31.   Dry air will persist over much of the central Plains.

32.   Dry weather will persist over a large area from the interior West to the Southeast.

33.   Dry, chilly weather will persist over southern New England.

34.   Elsewhere, mostly sunny and warm weather will persist over southern California and the Southwestern States.

35.   Farther north, mild weather will persist over most of the Plains and Mississippi Valley, but the record warmth of recent days will be gone.

36.   Farther north, partial sunshine will cover Maine as a wedge of dry air persists over northern New England.

37.   Farther south, sunshine and humid conditions will persist over Florida with isolated thunderstorms developing in the sultry air.

38.   Finally, debate persists over how much the military should rely on machines.

39.   Flurries will persist over the upper Middle West.

40.   For firefighters, that is an especially threatening combination, made worse by a drought that has persisted over much of the interior West for several years.